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Editorial
. 2021 Nov 22;13(11):4180.
doi: 10.3390/nu13114180.

Editorial: A Review of Micronutrients and the Immune System-Working in Harmony to Reduce the Risk of Infection

Ascensión Marcos  1
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Editorial: A Review of Micronutrients and the Immune System-Working in Harmony to Reduce the Risk of Infection

Ascensión Marcos. Nutrients. .

Abstract

The emergence of the SARS-CoV virus in December 2019 saw the beginning of an unprecedented pandemic that represents the most significant public health problem in recent memory [...].

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Conflict of interest statement

The author declare no conflict of interest.

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