The complex interaction between vitamin D, folate, and heavy metals: potential for attenuation of blood pressure effects

Affiliations

¹ CUNY School of Medicine, New York City, New York.
² Department of Medicine, Rutgers New Jersey Medical School, Newark, New Jersey.
³ Eastern Virginia Medical School, Norfolk, Virginia.
⁴ Wayne State School of Medicine, Detroit, Michigan, USA.

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Sumaiya Islam et al. J Hypertens. 2021.

. 2021 Jul 1;39(7):1469-1470.

doi: 10.1097/HJH.0000000000002840.

¹ CUNY School of Medicine, New York City, New York.
² Department of Medicine, Rutgers New Jersey Medical School, Newark, New Jersey.
³ Eastern Virginia Medical School, Norfolk, Virginia.
⁴ Wayne State School of Medicine, Detroit, Michigan, USA.

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Effect of vitamin D supplementation during pregnancy on mid-to-late gestational blood pressure in a randomized controlled trial in Bangladesh.
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