Sunlight and Vitamin D: A global perspective for health.

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Published in Dermatoendocrinol on January 01, 2013

Authors

Matthias Wacker1, Michael F Holick1

Author Affiliations

1: Department of Medicine; Section of Endocrinology, Nutrition, and Diabetes; Vitamin D, Skin and Bone Research Laboratory; Boston University Medical Center; Boston, MA USA.

Associated clinical trials:

Reference Interval of Vitamin D of Coastal Fishermen in Cox's Bazar District of Bangladesh | NCT04986319

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