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Editorial
. 2014 Sep;119(3):503-505.
doi: 10.1213/ANE.0000000000000285.

Vitamin D and your patients: don't accept wimpy

Michael F Roizen  1 , Jeffrey D Roizen
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Editorial

Vitamin D and your patients: don't accept wimpy

Michael F Roizen et al. Anesth Analg. 2014 Sep.
No abstract available

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Conflict of interest statement

Conflicts of Interest: Michael F. Roizen chairs the Scientific Advisory Board of the Martek division of DSM. Another division of DSM produces multivitamins, including vitamin D2/3. Dr. M. Roizen does not have an equity interest in DSM and has not advised them on any scientific studies relating to multi-vitamins or vitamin D2 or D3. Dr. M. Roizen also has a small but definite financial interest in the parent company, Sharecare. com, that now owns the RealAge.com website. Dr. M. Roizen does not know of any relationship of Sharecare or RealAge with a vitamin D provider or manufacturer.

Jeffrey D. Roizen has no conflicts of interest to declare.

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