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It’s high time to revise Indian guidelines on vitamin D supplementation in children

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Corresponding author: Dr. Devi Dayal, Additional Professor, Pediatric Endocrinology and Diabetes Unit, Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Department of Pediatrics, Advanced Pediatrics Centre, Chandigarh-160012, India, Phone: 0091-172-2755657 (O)/0091-172-2772777 (R)/0091-7087008657 (M), Fax: 0091-172-2744401; 2745078, E-mail:

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Received: 2015-9-16
Accepted: 2015-10-27
Published Online: 2015-12-2
Published in Print: 2016-4-1

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