Bronchial asthma and hypovitaminosis D in Saudi children
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Bronchial asthma and hypovitaminosis D in Saudi children
BACKGROUND Asthma, a common lung disease in children, is caused by excessive immune responses to environmental antigens. OBJECTIVE Given the immuno-modulatory properties of vitamin D, the aim of the current study was to investigate the relationship between vitamin D levels and markers of asthma severity. METHODS This was investigated in a 70 Saudi children with and without asthma and were r...
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عنوان ژورنال: Asia Pacific Allergy
سال: 2015
ISSN: 2233-8276,2233-8268
DOI: 10.5415/apallergy.2015.5.2.103