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. 2008 Mar;121(3):782-3; author reply 783-4.
doi: 10.1016/j.jaci.2007.12.1170.

Vitamin D deficiency and asthma: not a strong link--yet

Jürgen Schauber, Richard L Gallo
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Vitamin D deficiency and asthma: not a strong link--yet

Jürgen Schauber et al. J Allergy Clin Immunol. 2008 Mar.
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