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Angeline J Veronikis1, Muhammet B Cevik1, Rachel H Allen1

  • 1Section of Endocrinology, Diabetes, Nutrition and Weight Management, Department of Medicine, Vitamin D, Skin, and Bone Research Laboratory, Boston University School of Medicine, Boston, MA, U.S.A.

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Previtamin D3human skinultraviolet B radiationultraviolet radiation light emitting diode (LED)vitamin D3

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