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COVID-19 fatalities, latitude, sunlight, and vitamin D
BACKGROUND: Since Vitamin D is known to be vital in regulating the immune system, and sunlight UV radiation exposure on the skin produces Vitamin D and UV intensity is highest nearest the equator, a study was done to examine the correlation between the latitude and COVID-19 fatality rates for countr...
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| Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
| Lenguaje: | English |
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Association for Professionals in Infection Control and Epidemiology, Inc. Published by Elsevier Inc.
2020
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| Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7319635/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32599103 http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ajic.2020.06.193 |