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Cholesterol levels, statins, vitamin D, and associated risk of pneumonia

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WBG receives funding from the UV Foundation (McLean, VA), the Sunlight Research Forum (Veldhoven), Bio-Tech-Pharmacal (Fayetteville, AR), the Vitamin D Council (San Luis Obispo, CA), and the Vitamin D Society (Canada).

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  1. Comando Brigata Alpina “Julia”, Medical Service, 8 Via S. Agostino, Udine, 33100, Italy

    Luca Mascitelli

  2. Sunlight, Nutrition, and Health Research Center (SUNARC), P.O. Box 641603, San Francisco, CA, 94164-1603, USA

    William B. Grant

  3. NCH Healthcare Group, 1845 Veterans Park Drive, Suite 110, Naples, FL, 34109, USA

    Mark R. Goldstein

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Mascitelli, L., Grant, W.B. & Goldstein, M.R. Cholesterol levels, statins, vitamin D, and associated risk of pneumonia. Eur J Clin Pharmacol 68, 889–890 (2012). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00228-011-1190-5

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