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Randomized Controlled Trial
. 2009 Jan;57(1):176-7.
doi: 10.1111/j.1532-5415.2009.02065.x.

Vitamin D supplement intake in elderly fallers

Kathryn A Kiehn, Jane Mahoney, Andrea N Jones, Karen E Hansen
Randomized Controlled Trial

Vitamin D supplement intake in elderly fallers

Kathryn A Kiehn et al. J Am Geriatr Soc. 2009 Jan.
No abstract available

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