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Ionized Calcium Cannot Predict Vitamin D Deficiency

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    Aysha Habib Khan & Lena Jafri

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Khan, A.H., Jafri, L. Ionized Calcium Cannot Predict Vitamin D Deficiency. Ind J Clin Biochem 26, 428–429 (2011). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12291-011-0157-8

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