Can treating vitamin D deficiency reduce exacerbations of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease?

Cook, Rob; Thomas, Vaughan; Martin, Rosie; NIHR Dissemination Centre · BMJ · 2019

systematic_review · Level I

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Abstract

The studyJolliffe D, Greenberg L, Hooper R, Mathyssen C, Rafiq R, de Jongh R, Camargo C, Griffiths C, Janssens W, Martineau A. Vitamin D to prevent exacerbations of COPD: systematic review and meta-analysis of individual participant data from randomised controlled trials. <i>Thorax</i> 2019. doi:10.1136/thoraxjnl-2018-212092This project was funded by the National Institute for Health Research Health Technology Appraisal programme (project number 13/03/25).To read the full NIHR Signal, go to: https://discover.dc.nihr.ac.uk/content/signal-000737/treating-vitamin-d-deficiency-may-reduce-exacerbations-of-copd.