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<journal-id>2312-3893</journal-id>
<journal-title><![CDATA[Revista Virtual de la Sociedad Paraguaya de Medicina Interna]]></journal-title>
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<publisher-name><![CDATA[Sociedad Paraguaya de Medicina Interna]]></publisher-name>
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<article-title xml:lang="es"><![CDATA[Vitamina D y su rol en la pandemia COVID-19]]></article-title>
<article-title xml:lang="en"><![CDATA[Vitamin D and its role in the COVID-19 pandemic]]></article-title>
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<surname><![CDATA[Colmán Mc Leod]]></surname>
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<institution><![CDATA[,Universidad Nacional de Asunción Facultad de Ciencias Médicas ]]></institution>
<addr-line><![CDATA[San Lorenzo ]]></addr-line>
<country>Paraguay</country>
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<fpage>9</fpage>
<lpage>10</lpage>
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