Vitamin D, how much is enough and how much is too much?

Public Health Nutrition

Volumn 14, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 740-741

  Giovannucci, Edward ^a  

^a HARVARD SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BONE DENSITY CONSERVATION AGENT; VITAMIN D;

BLOOD; DOSE RESPONSE; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HUMAN; LETTER; MORTALITY; NUTRITIONAL REQUIREMENT; VITAMIN D DEFICIENCY;

BONE DENSITY CONSERVATION AGENTS; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; HUMANS; NUTRITION POLICY; NUTRITIONAL REQUIREMENTS; VITAMIN D; VITAMIN D DEFICIENCY;

EID: 79955958598     PISSN: 13689800     EISSN: 14752727     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S1368980011000243     Document Type: Letter

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