Reduce Unnecessary Routine Vitamin D Testing

Overview

Journal Can Fam Physician

Specialties General Medicine
Public Health

Date 2023 Sep 13

PMID 37704241

Authors

Alexander G Singer

Christopher McChesney

Affiliations

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