Re: Epidemic Influenza and Vitamin D

Overview

Journal Epidemiol Infect

Publisher Cambridge University Press

Specialties Infectious Diseases
Public Health

Date 2007 Mar 14

PMID 17352842

Citations 79

Authors

John F Aloia

Melissa Li-Ng

Affiliations

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