Nutrition Research
Volume 29, Issue 8 , Pages 525-530 , August 2009

Low serum 25-hydroxyvitamin D concentrations are associated with greater all-cause mortality in older community-dwelling women

Received 29 May 2009 ,Revised 16 July 2009 ,Accepted 16 July 2009.

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doi: 10.1016/j.nutres.2009.07.007

Nutrition Research
Volume 29, Issue 8 , Pages 525-530 , August 2009

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