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Difficulties with vitamin D nutrition research: objective targets of adequacy, and assays for 25-hydroxyvitamin D
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Difficulties with vitamin D nutrition research: objective targets of adequacy, and assays for 25-hydroxyvitamin D

  • R Vieth1 &
  • G Carter2 na1 

European Journal of Clinical Nutrition volume 55, pages 221–222 (2001)Cite this article

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  1. G Carter: Mr Carter is organizer of the Vitamin D External Quality Assessment Scheme (DEQAS), and can be contacted via E-mail: administrator@deqas.org

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  1. Department of Laboratory Medicine and Pathobiology, University of Toronto, and Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, Mount Sinai Hospital, Toronto, Canada

    R Vieth

  2. Endocrine Laboratory, Charing Cross Hospital, London, UK

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Vieth, R., Carter, G. Difficulties with vitamin D nutrition research: objective targets of adequacy, and assays for 25-hydroxyvitamin D. Eur J Clin Nutr 55, 221–222 (2001). https://doi.org/10.1038/sj.ejcn.1601145

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  • Received: 10 October 2000

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  • Published: 02 May 2001

  • Issue date: 01 April 2001

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