Evaluation of 25-Hydroxyvitamin D Levels in Central Anatolia, Turkey

Ibrahim Solak1, Fatma Goksin Cihan2, Seher Mercan1

  • 1Department of Family Medicine, Medical Sciences University, Training and Research Hospital, Konya, Turkey.

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