Is hypovitaminosis D a consequence rather than cause of disease?

Thorax

Volumn 68, Issue 7, 2013, Pages 679-

  Shee, Charles ^a  

^a PRINCESS ROYAL HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALBUMIN; C REACTIVE PROTEIN; FERRITIN; TRANSFERRIN; VITAMIN D;

ACUTE PHASE RESPONSE; BRONCHIECTASIS; DISEASE MARKER; DISEASE SEVERITY; HUMAN; INFLAMMATION; LETTER; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SUNLIGHT; VITAMIN BLOOD LEVEL; VITAMIN D DEFICIENCY; VITAMIN SUPPLEMENTATION;

BRONCHIECTASIS;

BRONCHIECTASIS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTIONS; VITAMIN D DEFICIENCY;

EID: 84879418170     PISSN: 00406376     EISSN: 14683296     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/thoraxjnl-2012-203189     Document Type: Letter

References (3)

1. Chalmers JD, McHugh BJ, Docherty C, et al. Vitamin-D deficiency is associated with chronic bacterial colonisation and disease severity in bronchiectasis. Thorax 2013;68:39-47.
2. Harvey NC, Cooper C. Vitamin D: some perspective please. BMJ 2012;345:e4695.
3. Gama R, Waldron JL, Ashby HL, et al. Hypovitaminosis D and disease; consequence rather than cause? BMJ 2012;345:e5706.