JAMDA
Volume 10, Issue 9 , Pages 591-592 , November 2009

Vitamin D Redux

  • John E. Morley, MB, BCh

      Affiliations

    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress correspondence to John E. Morley, MB, BCh, Division of Geriatric Medicine, Saint Louis University School of Medicine, 1402 S. Grand Boulevard, M238, St. Louis, MO 63104.

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PII: S1525-8610(09)00299-0

doi: 10.1016/j.jamda.2009.08.013

JAMDA
Volume 10, Issue 9 , Pages 591-592 , November 2009

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