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Infant and Maternal Vitamin D Supplementation: Clinician Perspectives and Practices

Andrea J. Aul, Philip R. Fischer, Matthew R. Benson, Sara S. Oberhelman-Eaton, Kristin C. Mara and Tom D. Thacher
The Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine February 2023, 36 (1) 95-104; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3122/jabfm.2022.220244R1

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