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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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Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
Lenguaje: | English |
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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 |