Serum Levels of Vitamin C and Vitamin D in a Cohort of Critically Ill COVID-19 Patients of a North American Community Hospital Intensive Care Unit in May 2020: A Pilot Study
MD a, ⁎ Cristian Arvinte, PhD Maharaj Singh, MD, FCCP Paul E Marik
Medicine in Drug Discovery, doi:10.1016/j.medidd.2020.100064
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