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Vitamin D and the D-Hormones, Alfacalcidol and Calcitriol, as Therapeutic Agents for Osteoporotic Populations

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Avioli, L.V. Vitamin D and the D-Hormones, Alfacalcidol and Calcitriol, as Therapeutic Agents for Osteoporotic Populations. Calcif Tissue Int 65, 292–294 (1999). https://doi.org/10.1007/s002239900701

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