A Predictive Equation to Guide Vitamin D Replacement Dose in Patients
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Re: a predictive equation to guide vitamin D replacement dose in patients.
BACKGROUND Vitamin D is essential for bone health and probably the health of most nonskeletal tissues. Vitamin D deficiency is widespread, and recommended doses are usually inadequate to maintain healthy levels. We conducted a retrospective observational study to determine whether the recommended doses of vitamin D are adequate to correct deficiency and maintain normal levels in a population se...
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عنوان ژورنال: The Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine
سال: 2014
ISSN: 1557-2625,1558-7118
DOI: 10.3122/jabfm.2014.04.130306