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calcium: References & Edit History

Article Contributors

Primary Contributors

  • Timothy P. Hanusa
    Professor, Department of Chemistry, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, Tennessee.

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  • John Tiernan

Other Encyclopedia Britannica Contributors

Article History

Type Description Contributor Date
Modified link of Web site: National Center for Biotechnology Information - PubMed Central - Calcium. Jan 08, 2025
Add new Web site: Oregon State University - Linus Pauling Institute - Calcium. Nov 12, 2024
Add new Web site: Lenntech - Calcium - Ca. Jul 04, 2024
Add new Web site: Live Science - Facts about Calcium. May 13, 2024
Media added. Feb 25, 2024
Added cross-references Sep 23, 2023
Add new Web site: U.S. Department of Health & Human Services - National Institutes of Health - Calcium. Aug 31, 2023
Add new Web site: University of Rochester Medical Center - Health Encyclopedia - Calcium. Mar 03, 2023
Add new Web site: Chemistry LibreTexts - Calcium in Biological Systems. Jan 20, 2023
Add new Web site: National Center for Biotechnology Information - PubMed Central - Calcium. Dec 09, 2022
Added images of calcite. Mar 16, 2017
Display issue corrected. Mar 16, 2017
Media added. Apr 13, 2016
Add new Web site: Office of Dietary Supplements - National Institute of Health - Calcium. Dec 02, 2013
Add new Web site: Rader's Chem4Kids.com - Calcium. Dec 02, 2013
Add new Web site: Chemicool - Calcium. Dec 02, 2013
Add new Web site: MedicineNet.com - Calcium. Dec 02, 2013
Add new Web site: WebMD - Calcium. Dec 02, 2013
Add new Web site: National Library of Medicine - Calcium. Apr 01, 2013
Add new Web site: EnvironmentalChemistry.com - Calcium. Apr 01, 2013
Add new Web site: Royal Society of Chemistry - Calcium. Apr 01, 2013
Add new Web site: WebElements- Calcium. Apr 01, 2013
Add new Web site: Buzzle.com - Calcium. Mar 28, 2013
Article revised and updated. Dec 03, 2012
Sources of calcium in the human diet revised to include green leafy vegetables. May 04, 2010
Article revised and updated. Apr 17, 2009
Article revised and updated. Oct 10, 2008
Added new Web site: How Stuff Works - Healthguide - Calcium In Diet. Sep 24, 2008
Added new Web site: The Nemours Foundation - For Teens - Calcium. May 12, 2008
Added new Web site: Harvard School of Public Health - Calcium and Milk. Jul 03, 2007
Added new Web site: Los Alamos National Laboratory - Calcium. Jul 03, 2007
Added new Web site: Chemical Elements.com - Calcium. Jul 03, 2007
Added new Web site: Weil - Calcium. Jul 03, 2007
Added new Web site: The Merck Manuals - Calcium. Jul 03, 2007
Added new Web site: Better Health Channel - Calcium. Jul 03, 2007
Added new Web site: Best-home-remedies.com - Calcium. Jul 03, 2007
Added new Web site: Web Elements - Calcium. Jul 03, 2007
Added new Web site: Lenntech - Calcium.
  • Gaurav Shukla
 Jun 08, 2007
Article revised and updated. Apr 12, 2007
Article revised. Feb 15, 2006
Article added to new online database. Jul 20, 1998
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