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Comment
. 2020 Jul;52(2):411-412.
doi: 10.1111/apt.15820. Epub 2020 Jun 3.

Letter: low population mortality from COVID-19 in countries south of latitude 35 degrees North supports vitamin D as a factor determining severity

Jose L Mansur  1
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Letter: low population mortality from COVID-19 in countries south of latitude 35 degrees North supports vitamin D as a factor determining severity

Jose L Mansur. Aliment Pharmacol Ther. 2020 Jul.

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