Author Correction: Vitamin D status and severity of COVID-19.
Nielsen NM, Junker TG, Boelt SG, Cohen AS, Munger KL, Stenager E, Ascherio A, Boding L, Hviid A.
Sci Rep. 2023 Jan 31. 13(1):1781. PMID: 36720914
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Education and Training
BA, 05/1997, Biology
University of Rochester, Rochester, NY
MS, 05/2001, Epidemiology
University of Massachusetts Amherst, Amherst MA
ScD, 05/2009, Nutritional epidemiology
Harvard TH Chan School of Public Health, Boston MA
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