Vitamin D and chronic lung disease: A review of molecular mechanisms and clinical studies

Advances in Nutrition

Volumn 2, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 244-253

  Finklea, James D ^a   Grossmann, Ruth E ^c   Tangpricha, Vin ^a,b,c  

^a EMORY UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b EMORY UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c ATLANTA VA MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ASTHMA; CHRONIC DISEASE; CYSTIC FIBROSIS; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; INFLUENZA VIRUS A; INTERSTITIAL LUNG DISEASE; LUNG; MICROBIOLOGY; MYCOBACTERIUM TUBERCULOSIS; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTION; REVIEW; VITAMIN D DEFICIENCY;

ASTHMA; CHRONIC DISEASE; CYSTIC FIBROSIS; HUMANS; INFLUENZA A VIRUS; LUNG; LUNG DISEASES, INTERSTITIAL; MYCOBACTERIUM TUBERCULOSIS; RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTIONS; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; VITAMIN D DEFICIENCY;

EID: 84859548269     PISSN: 21618313     EISSN: 21565376     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3945/an.111.000398     Document Type: Review

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