The Journal for Nurse Practitioners
Volume 5, Issue 10 , Pages 773-774 , November 2009

Vitamin D Deficiency and Treatment

  • Maren S. Mayhew

      Affiliations

    • Maren Mayhew, MS, ANP, GNP, is the author and editor of Pharmacology for Primary Care Providers, a textbook for NPs published by Mosby. Suggestions for topics are welcome.

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PII: S1555-4155(09)00505-4

doi: 10.1016/j.nurpra.2009.09.005

The Journal for Nurse Practitioners
Volume 5, Issue 10 , Pages 773-774 , November 2009

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