Vitamin D in preventive medicine: are we ignoring the evidence?

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Published in Br J Nutr on May 01, 2003

Authors

Armin Zittermann1

Author Affiliations

1: Department of Nutrition Science, University of Bonn, Endenicher Allee 11-13, 53115 Bonn, Germany. a.zittermann@uni-bonn.de

Associated clinical trials:

Prevention of Falls and Fractures in Old People by Administration of Calcium and Vitamin D. Randomized Clinical Trial (ANVITAD) | NCT01452243

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