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01-09-2017 | Letter

Are more trials of calcium supplements really needed?

Authors: M. J. Bolland, A. Grey, I. R. Reid

Published in: Osteoporosis International | Issue 9/2017

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Title: Are more trials of calcium supplements really needed?
Authors: M. J. Bolland
A. Grey
I. R. Reid
Publication date: 01-09-2017
Publisher: Springer London
Published in: Osteoporosis International / Issue 9/2017
Print ISSN: 0937-941X
Electronic ISSN: 1433-2965
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s00198-017-3988-1

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