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. 2021 Mar 16;325(11):1047-1048.
doi: 10.1001/jama.2020.26850.

Vitamin D3 to Treat COVID-19: Different Disease, Same Answer

David E Leaf  1 , Adit A Ginde  2
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Vitamin D3 to Treat COVID-19: Different Disease, Same Answer

David E Leaf et al. JAMA. .
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