As of May 1, 2009, PubMed listed approximately 30,000 citations on the topic of vitamin D in humans, highlighting the medical community's avid interest in this field. Two articles published in the Archives of Internal Medicine diverge with previous reports on the prevalence of hypovitaminosis D and the capability of vitamin D to reduce fractures.
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Hansen, K. Prevalence of hypovitaminosis D and relationship to fracture. Nat Rev Rheumatol 5, 417–418 (2009). https://doi.org/10.1038/nrrheum.2009.143
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