Challenges in estimating the prevalence of vitamin D deficiency in Africa

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¹ Department of Orthopaedics, Honghui Hospital, Xi'an Jiao Tong University, Xi'an 710000, China.
² Department of Orthopaedics, Honghui Hospital, Xi'an Jiao Tong University, Xi'an 710000, China. Electronic address: qiaofeng7502@163.com.

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Aiyong Cui et al. Lancet Glob Health. 2022 Apr.

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¹ Department of Orthopaedics, Honghui Hospital, Xi'an Jiao Tong University, Xi'an 710000, China.
² Department of Orthopaedics, Honghui Hospital, Xi'an Jiao Tong University, Xi'an 710000, China. Electronic address: qiaofeng7502@163.com.

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We declare no competing interests. AC, YM, MX, and SW contributed equally to this work.

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