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Reply to Editors—Effect of high dose vitamin D supplementation on indices of sarcopenia and obesity assessed by DXA among older adults: a randomized controlled trial

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Jabbour, J., Rahme, M., Mahfoud, Z.R. et al. Reply to Editors—Effect of high dose vitamin D supplementation on indices of sarcopenia and obesity assessed by DXA among older adults: a randomized controlled trial. Endocrine 76, 749–750 (2022). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12020-022-03049-0

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