Vitamin D Supplementation and Cancer Prevention

American Journal of Lifestyle Medicine

Volumn 3, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 365-368

  Lenz, Thomas L ^a  

^a CREIGHTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

25 hydroxyvitamin D; cancer; vitamin D3;

Indexed keywords

EID: 84990342856     PISSN: 15598276     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1559827609339280     Document Type: Review

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