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Ibid.: 119

McCollum EV Davis M. The necessity of certain lipins in the diet during growth. J Biol Chem 1913; 15: 167–75

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McCollum EV Simmonds N Shipley PG Park EA . Studies on experimental rickets. IV. Cod liver oil as contrasted with butterfat in the protection against the effects of insufficient calcium in the diet. Proc Soc Exper Biol Med. 1921; 18: 275–7

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Letter of E V McCollum to his granddaughter, Helen Sprague, dated 30 May 1954

McCollum EV , personal communication

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