Vitamin D and the skin: Physiology and pathophysiology
โ Scribed by Daniel D. Bikle
- Book ID
- 106516025
- Publisher
- Springer
- Year
- 2011
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 629 KB
- Volume
- 13
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 1389-9155
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