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

BACKGROUND: 25-hydroxyvitamin D deficiency is associated with COPD and increased susceptibility to infection in the general population. METHODS: We investigated whether COPD patients deficient in 25-hydroxyvitamin D were more likely to be frequent exacerbators, had reduced outdoor activity and were...

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Autores principales: Quint, Jennifer K, Donaldson, Gavin C, Wassef, Nancy, Hurst, John R, Thomas, Michael, Wedzicha, Jadwiga A
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2012
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3403978/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22726649
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1471-2466-12-28

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