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Vitamin D supplementation and fracture risk in adults: a new insight

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Sugiyama, T., Tanaka, S., Miyajima, T. et al. Vitamin D supplementation and fracture risk in adults: a new insight. Osteoporos Int 25, 2497–2498 (2014). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00198-014-2798-y

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