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. 2009 Jan;1(1):4-6.
doi: 10.4161/derm.1.1.7806.

Shining light on the vitamin D: Cancer connection IARC report

Michael F Holick  1
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Shining light on the vitamin D: Cancer connection IARC report

Michael F Holick. Dermatoendocrinol. 2009 Jan.
No abstract available

Keywords: 1,25-dihydroxyvitamin D; cancer; rickets; sunlight; ultraviolet radiation; vitamin D; vitamin D receptor.

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