Why Concerns About Vitamin D Deficiency Should Not Lead to over Testing and Overtreatment

Overview

Journal Eur J Gen Pract

Publisher Informa Healthcare

Specialty Public Health

Date 2020 Dec 9

PMID 33292032

Citations 2

Authors

Cristina Carbonell-Abella

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