Why randomized controlled trials of calcium and vitamin D sometimes fail.

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Published in Dermatoendocrinol on April 01, 2012

Authors

Joan M Lappe1, Robert P Heaney

Author Affiliations

1: Creighton University; Osteoporosis Research Center; Omaha, NE USA.

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