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Probability of Vitamin D Deficiency by Body Weight and Race/Ethnicity

Tom Weishaar, Sonali Rajan and Bryan Keller
The Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine March 2016, 29 (2) 226-232; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3122/jabfm.2016.02.150251
Tom Weishaar
From the Department of Health and Behavior Studies (TW, SR) and the Department of Human Development (BK), Teachers College, Columbia University, New York, NY.
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Sonali Rajan
From the Department of Health and Behavior Studies (TW, SR) and the Department of Human Development (BK), Teachers College, Columbia University, New York, NY.
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Bryan Keller
From the Department of Health and Behavior Studies (TW, SR) and the Department of Human Development (BK), Teachers College, Columbia University, New York, NY.
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