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Comment
. 2008 Feb 23;336(7641):403; author reply 404.
doi: 10.1136/bmj.39493.476667.1F.

Calcium supplementation: Results may not be generalisable

Joan M Lappe, Robert P Heaney
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Calcium supplementation: Results may not be generalisable

Joan M Lappe et al. BMJ. .
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