COVID-19 and vitamin D-Is there a link and an opportunity for intervention?

Hrvoje Jakovac, Hrvoje Jakovac

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Keywords: ARDS; COVID-19; SARS-CoV-2; immunomodulation; lung injury; vitamin D.

Conflict of interest statement

No conflicts of interest, financial or otherwise, are declared by the author.

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