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. 2015 Mar 10;7(3):1688-90.
doi: 10.3390/nu7031688.

Letter to Veugelers, P.J. and Ekwaru, J.P., A statistical error in the estimation of the recommended dietary allowance for vitamin D. Nutrients 2014, 6, 4472-4475; doi:10.3390/nu6104472

Robert Heaney  1 , Cedric Garland  2 , Carole Baggerly  3 , Christine French  4 , Edward Gorham  5
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Letter to Veugelers, P.J. and Ekwaru, J.P., A statistical error in the estimation of the recommended dietary allowance for vitamin D. Nutrients 2014, 6, 4472-4475; doi:10.3390/nu6104472

Robert Heaney et al. Nutrients. .
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Serum 25(OH)D plotted against vitamin D supplement intake.
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