Author response-vitamin D deficiency and systemic inflammation in bronchiectasis

Thorax

Volumn 68, Issue 7, 2013, Pages 679-

  Chalmers, James D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF DUNDEE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

25 HYDROXYVITAMIN D; C REACTIVE PROTEIN; VITAMIN D; VITAMIN D BINDING PROTEIN;

ACUTE PHASE RESPONSE; BACTERIAL COLONIZATION; BRONCHIECTASIS; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DIETARY INTAKE; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; ERYTHROCYTE SEDIMENTATION RATE; GENETIC POLYMORPHISM; HIGH RESOLUTION COMPUTER TOMOGRAPHY; HUMAN; INFLAMMATION; MACROPHAGE FUNCTION; NOTE; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN BLOOD LEVEL; VITAMIN BLOOD LEVEL; VITAMIN D BINDING PROTEIN GENE; VITAMIN D DEFICIENCY;

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

EID: 84879419679     PISSN: 00406376     EISSN: 14683296     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/thoraxjnl-2012-203202     Document Type: Note

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