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25-OH-vitamin D assay variation and subject management in clinical practice

F Granado-Lorencio1, J Salazar Mosteiro, C Herrero-Barbudo

  • 1Unidad de Vitaminas, Servicio de Bioquímica Clínica, Hospital Universitario Puerta de Hierro-Majadahonda, 28222, Madrid, Spain. fgranado.hpth@salud.madrid.org

Clinical Biochemistry
|December 17, 2009
PubMed
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