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Stroke prevention: might vitamin D be safer than statins?

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Dr Grant receives or has received funding from the UV Foundation (McLean, VA), the Sunlight Research Forum (Veldhoven), Bio-Tech-Pharmacal (Fayetteville, AR), the Vitamin D Council (San Luis Obispo, CA), and the Danish Sunbed Federation (Middelfart).

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  1. Comando Brigata Alpina “Julia”, Medical Service, 8 Via S. Agostino, 33100, Udine, Italy

    Luca Mascitelli

  2. Fountain Medical Court, 9410 Fountain Medical Court, Suite A-200, Bonita Springs, FL, 34135, USA

    Mark R. Goldstein

  3. Sunlight, Nutrition, and Health Research Center (SUNARC), P.O. Box 641603, San Francisco, CA, 94164-1603, USA

    William B. Grant

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Mascitelli, L., Goldstein, M.R. & Grant, W.B. Stroke prevention: might vitamin D be safer than statins?. Intern Emerg Med 7 (Suppl 2), 89–90 (2012). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11739-011-0652-1

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