Is single oral dose of 300,000 IU vitamin D3 adequate for treatment of nutritional rickets?

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  • Benjamin Jacobs
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عنوان ژورنال:
  • Indian pediatrics

دوره 51 4  شماره 

صفحات  -

تاریخ انتشار 2014