Is the institute of medicine report on calcium and vitamin d good science?

Biological Research for Nursing

Volumn 13, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 117-119

  Grant, William B ^a  

^a Sunlight Nutrition and Health Research Center ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CALCIUM; VITAMIN D;

EDITORIAL; HUMAN; ORGANIZATION; UNITED STATES;

CALCIUM; HUMANS; INSTITUTE OF MEDICINE (U.S.); UNITED STATES; VITAMIN D;

EID: 79952579374     PISSN: 10998004     EISSN: 15524175     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1099800410396947     Document Type: Editorial

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