Vitamin D deficiency and the asthma epidemic

Thorax

Volumn 63, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 293-

  Shaheen, S O ^a  

^a NATIONAL HEART AND LUNG INSTITUTE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

VITAMIN D;

ASTHMA; ATOPY; CLINICAL RESEARCH; CROHN DISEASE; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; EPIDEMIC; HUMAN; LETTER; LOW BIRTH WEIGHT; MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS; NUTRIENT CONTENT; OBSERVATIONAL STUDY; PRENATAL CARE; PRIMARY PREVENTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; ULCERATIVE COLITIS; VITAMIN D DEFICIENCY; VITAMIN SUPPLEMENTATION; WHEEZING;

ASTHMA; DISEASE OUTBREAKS; HUMANS; VITAMIN D DEFICIENCY;

EID: 40649099141     PISSN: 00406376     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/thx.2007.091728     Document Type: Letter

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