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Severe vitamin D deficiency is associated with frequent exacerbations and hospitalization in COPD patients

BACKGROUND: Acute exacerbations of COPD (AECOPD) are common and strongly influence disease severity and relative healthcare costs. Vitamin D deficiency is frequent among COPD patients and its contributory role in disease exacerbations is widely debated. Our aim was to assess the relationship of seru...

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Autores principales: Malinovschi, Andrei, Masoero, Monica, Bellocchia, Michela, Ciuffreda, Antonio, Solidoro, Paolo, Mattei, Alessio, Mercante, Lorena, Heffler, Enrico, Rolla, Giovanni, Bucca, Caterina
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2014
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4269938/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25496239
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12931-014-0131-0