Vitamin D toxicity in adults: A case series from an area with endemic Hypovitaminosis D

Oman Medical Journal

Volumn 26, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 201-204

  Koul, Parvaiz A ^a   Ahmad, Sheikh Hilal ^a   Ahmad, Feroze ^a   Jan, Rafi A ^a   Shah, S U ^a   Khan, Umar H ^a  

^a SHER I KASHMIR INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (India)

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EID: 84858207722     PISSN: 1999768X     EISSN: 20705204     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5001/omj.2011.49     Document Type: Article

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