Vitamin D levels are low in adult patients with sickle cell disease in Jamaica and West Africa
โ Scribed by Tayo, Bamidele O ;Akingbola, Titilola S ;Salako, Babatunde L ;McKenzie, Colin A ;Reid, Marvin ;Layden, Jennifer ;Osunkwo, Ifeyinwa ;Plange-Rhule, Jacob ;Luke, Amy ;Durazo-Arvizu, Ramon ;Cooper, Richard S
- Book ID
- 126381419
- Publisher
- Springer (Biomed Central Ltd.)
- Year
- 2014
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 304 KB
- Volume
- 14
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 2052-1839
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