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01-06-2007 | Letter to the Editor

Letter to editor, Osteoporosis International

Author: R. P. Heaney

Published in: Osteoporosis International | Issue 6/2007

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In a recent issue of Osteoporosis International, Bolland et al. [1] present serum 25(OH)D data on men 40 years of age and older living at approximately 37° S latitude (roughly equivalent to San Francisco, CA, in the northern hemisphere), a clime which they characterize as “subtropical”. They describe a very substantial seasonal variation, with an amplitude about twice that found in women, and with a year-round average 25(OH)D value of 84 nmol/L. They conclude from these data that “routine vitamin D supplementation for this population of men is not warranted.” …

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Title: Letter to editor, Osteoporosis International
Author: R. P. Heaney
Publication date: 01-06-2007
Publisher: Springer-Verlag
Published in: Osteoporosis International / Issue 6/2007
Print ISSN: 0937-941X
Electronic ISSN: 1433-2965
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s00198-007-0342-z

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