Vitamin D and tonsil disease – Preliminary observations

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Association Between Serum 25-Hydroxyvitamin D Level and Upper Respiratory Tract Infection in the Third National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey

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Randomized trial of vitamin D supplementation to prevent seasonal influenza A in schoolchildren

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Medicine, Pediatrics, Preventive Medicine +13

Dendritic cell modulation by 1α,25 dihydroxyvitamin D ₃ and its analogs: A vitamin D receptor-dependent pathway that promotes a persistent state of immaturity <i>in vitro</i> and <i>in vivo</i>

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Life Sciences, Immunology, Pharmacology +17

Hypovitaminosis D in obese children and adolescents: relationship with adiposity, insulin sensitivity, ethnicity, and season

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