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A descriptive study of vitamin D and other nutritional factors in breast cancer patients in Saudi Arabia

Nora A. AlFaris, Nora M. ALkehayez, Fatema I. Almushawah, AbdulRhman N. Al Naeem, Nadia D. AL-Amri and Ebtisam S. Almudawah
Saudi Medical Journal June 2018, 39 (6) 564-571; DOI: https://doi.org/10.15537/smj.2018.6.21902

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