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- 87
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- 4
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- 1080S-1086S
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- 2633
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Michael F. Holick,
Tai C. Chen
(2008).
Vitamin D deficiency: a worldwide problem with health consequences.
American Journal of Clinical Nutrition
, 87
(4)
, 1080S-1086S.
https://doi.org/10.1093/ajcn/87.4.1080s
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- 10.1093/ajcn/87.4.1080s