Glucocorticosteroids are potential confounders in studies of vitamin D and asthma

American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine

Volumn 185, Issue 11, 2012, Pages 1245-

  Hahn, David L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN SCHOOL OF MEDICINE AND PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GLUCOCORTICOID; VITAMIN D; DRUG DERIVATIVE;

ASTHMA; CASE CONTROL STUDY; CONFOUNDING VARIABLE; DISEASE CONTROL; DRUG DEGRADATION; DRUG USE; HORMONAL THERAPY; LETTER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK BENEFIT ANALYSIS; VITAMIN BLOOD LEVEL; AIRWAY REMODELING; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; NOTE; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY;

AIRWAY REMODELING; ASTHMA; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; VITAMIN D;

EID: 84861764413     PISSN: 1073449X     EISSN: 15354970     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1164/ajrccm.185.11.1245     Document Type: Letter

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