Vitamin D and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease

Background: Evidence is increasing that suggests an expanded role of vitamin D in health outcomes apart from its classic actions on the bone and calcium homeostasis. Vitamin D deficiency has been associated with some chronic respiratory illnesses; one of them is chronic obstructive pulmonary disease...

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Main Authors: Azza Farag Said, Emad Allam Abd-Elnaeem
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2015-01-01
Series:Egyptian Journal of Chest Disease and Tuberculosis
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0422763814200355