Response to comments by Norval and Woods to my hypothesis regarding vitamin D viral infections and their sequelae

Photochemistry and Photobiology

Volumn 84, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 806-808

  Grant, William B ^a  

^a Sunlight Nutrition and Health Research Center ^*  (United States)

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EID: 42549145821     PISSN: 00318655     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1751-1097.2008.00354.x     Document Type: Letter

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