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

• Main Authors: Helena Ribeiro (Author), Keila Valente de Souza de Santana (Author), Sofia Lizarralde Oliver (Author), Patricia Helen de Carvalho Rondó (Author), Marcela Moraes Mendes (Author), Karen Charlton (Author), Susan Lanham-New (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Universidade de São Paulo.
• Subjects: article
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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...