Vitamin D as an adjunctive therapy in asthma. Part 2: A review of human studies

Pulmonary Pharmacology and Therapeutics

Volumn 32, Issue , 2015, Pages 75-92

  Kerley, Conor P ^a,b   Elnazir, Basil ^c   Faul, John ^a   Cormican, Liam ^a  

^a Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland   (Ireland)

^b UNIVERSITY COLLEGE DUBLIN   (Ireland)

^c ADELAIDE AND MEATH HOSPITAL   (Ireland)

Author keywords

Airway; Allergy; Asthma; Diet; Epidemiology; Nutrition; Sun; Vitamin D

Indexed keywords

VITAMIN D; CALCITRIOL RECEPTOR; VITAMIN;

ASTHMA; CASE CONTROL STUDY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; HUMAN; INTERVENTION STUDY; LUNG FUNCTION; META ANALYSIS; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); REVIEW; VITAMIN D DEFICIENCY; VITAMIN SUPPLEMENTATION; ADULT; ANIMAL; CHILD; DIETARY SUPPLEMENT; METABOLISM; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY;

ADULT; ANIMALS; ASTHMA; CHILD; DIETARY SUPPLEMENTS; HUMANS; RECEPTORS, CALCITRIOL; VITAMIN D; VITAMIN D DEFICIENCY; VITAMINS;

EID: 84930542746     PISSN: 10945539     EISSN: 15229629     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.pupt.2015.02.010     Document Type: Review

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