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Vitamin D deficiency correlates with a reduced number of natural killer cells in intensive care unit (ICU) and non-ICU patients with COVID-19 pneumonia

HELLENIC JOURNAL OF CARDIOLOGY (2021)

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HELLENIC JOURNAL OF CARDIOLOGY

Volume 62, Issue 5, Pages 381-383

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HELLENIC CARDIOLOGICAL SOC

DOI: 10.1016/j.hjc.2020.11.011

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COVID-19; Vitamin D; Natural killer cells

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Cardiac & Cardiovascular Systems

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