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The Importance of Body Weight for the Dose Response Relationship of Oral Vitamin D Supplementation and Serum 25-Hydroxyvitamin D in Healthy Volunteers

  • John Paul Ekwaru,

    Affiliation School of Public Health, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada

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  • Jennifer D. Zwicker,

    Affiliation School of Public Policy, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, Canada

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  • Michael F. Holick,

    Affiliation Section of Endocrinology, Nutrition and Diabetes, Department of Medicine, Boston University School of Medicine, Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America

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  • Edward Giovannucci,

    Affiliation Harvard School of Public Health, Departments of Nutrition and Epidemiology, Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America

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  • Paul J. Veugelers

    * E-mail: paul.veugelers@ualberta.ca

    Affiliation School of Public Health, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada

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The Importance of Body Weight for the Dose Response Relationship of Oral Vitamin D Supplementation and Serum 25-Hydroxyvitamin D in Healthy Volunteers

  • John Paul Ekwaru, 
  • Jennifer D. Zwicker, 
  • Michael F. Holick, 
  • Edward Giovannucci, 
  • Paul J. Veugelers
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  • Published: November 5, 2014
  • https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0111265
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