25-hydroxyvitamin D deficiency, exacerbation frequency and human rhinovirus exacerbations in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>25-hydroxyvitamin D deficiency is associated with COPD and increased susceptibility to infection in the general population.</p> <p>Methods</p> <p>We investigated whether COPD patients deficient in 25-hydroxyvi...

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Main Authors: Quint Jennifer K, Donaldson Gavin C, Wassef Nancy, Hurst John R, Thomas Michael, Wedzicha Jadwiga A
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2012-06-01
Series:BMC Pulmonary Medicine
Online Access:http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2466/12/28