Vitamin D status and distribution in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease versus healthy controls

• Main Authors: Behzad Heidari (Author), Yahya Javadian (Author), Mahmoud Monadi (Author), Yahya Dankoub (Author), Alireza Firouzjahi (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Babol University of Medical Sciences, 2015-04-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Background: Vitamin D has a potential to modulate inflammatory response against noxious particles in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). The present study was conducted to determine the status of serum vitamin D in COPD versus healthy group. Methods: The patients presented to...