Shortcomings of vitamin D-based model simulations of seasonal influenza.

Seasonal variation in serum concentration of the vitamin D metabolite 25(OH) vitamin D [25(OH)D], which contributes to host immune function, has been hypothesized to be the underlying source of observed influenza seasonality in temperate regions. The objective of this study was to determine whether...

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Main Authors: Jeffrey Shaman, Christie Y Jeon, Edward Giovannucci, Marc Lipsitch
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2011-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/pmid/21677774/pdf/?tool=EBI