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22 citations,
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6 citations,
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2 citations,
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29 citations,
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26 citations,
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24 citations,
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24 citations,
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1 citations,
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Low vitamin D3 is not linked to different levels of thyroid hormones in people with autoimmune thyroid disease.
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1 citations,
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