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    M. J. Bolland, A. Grey & I. R. Reid

  2. Bone and Joint Research Group, Department of Medicine, University of Auckland, 85 Park Road, Grafton, Private Bag 92019, Auckland, 1142, New Zealand

    M. J. Bolland

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Bolland, M.J., Grey, A. & Reid, I.R. Re: The calcium scare: what would Austin Bradford Hill have thought?. Osteoporos Int 22, 3079–3080 (2011). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00198-011-1783-y

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