Does Vitamin D play a role in the management of Covid-19 in Brazil?

ABSTRACT The study discusses the possible role of adequate vitamin D status in plasma or serum for preventing acute respiratory infections during the Covid-19 pandemic. Our arguments respond to an article, published in Italy, that describes the high prevalence of hypovitaminosis D in older Italian w...

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Main Authors: Helena Ribeiro, Keila Valente de Souza de Santana, Sofia Lizarralde Oliver, Patricia Helen de Carvalho Rondó, Marcela Moraes Mendes, Karen Charlton, Susan Lanham-New
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Universidade de São Paulo
Series:Revista de Saúde Pública
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Online Access:http://www.scielosp.org/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0034-89102020000100605&lng=en&tlng=en