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Comment
. 2007 Sep;92(9):737-40.
doi: 10.1136/adc.2007.122689.

Mother-child vitamin D deficiency: an international perspective

Adekunle Dawodu  1 , Carol L Wagner
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Comment

Mother-child vitamin D deficiency: an international perspective

Adekunle Dawodu et al. Arch Dis Child. 2007 Sep.

Abstract

Perspective on the paper by Dijkstra et al (see page 750)

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