Relationship between vitamin D and lung function, physical performance and balance on patients with stage I-III chronic obstructive pulmonary disease

Summary Objectives: vitamin D is important for muscle function and it affects different aspects of muscle metabolism. This study aim to determine whether serum 25(OH) D levels are related to lung functions, physical performance and balance in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD...

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Main Authors: Tuncay Yumrutepe, Zeynep Ayfer Aytemur, Ozlem Baysal, Hulya Taskapan, Cagatay M. Taskapan, Suleyman Savas Hacievliyagil
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Associação Médica Brasileira 2015-04-01
Series:Revista da Associação Médica Brasileira
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0104-42302015000200132&lng=en&tlng=en