Open AccessShould vitamin D be routinely checked for all chronic obstructive pulmonary disease patients?
Author(s) -
Neha Mishra,
Jyoti Mishra,
Govind Srivastava,
Daksha Shah,
Mubarik Rehman,
Nazmy A. Latheef,
Anand Kumar Maurya,
Bhupendar K Rajak
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
lung india
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.457
H-Index - 25
eISSN - 0974-598X
pISSN - 0970-2113
DOI - 10.4103/lungindia.lungindia_141_19
Subject(s) - medicine , copd , spirometry , vitamin d and neurology , vital capacity , vitamin , pulmonary function testing , gastroenterology , lung volumes , lung function , cohort , vitamin d deficiency , lung , endocrinology , diffusing capacity , asthma
This study aimed to compare the vitamin D levels between chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) patients and healthy controls and to describe the correlation between vitamin D levels and lung functions.