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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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications
2015-01-01
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Series: | Egyptian Journal of Chest Disease and Tuberculosis |
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Online Access: | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0422763814200355 |