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Nutrients 2013, 5(8), 2880-2900;

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Received: 3 June 2013; in revised form: 15 July 2013 / Accepted: 17 July 2013 / Published: 26 July 2013


vitamin D; asthma; COPD; lung cancer

1. Introduction


2. Respiratory Infections


Vitamin D and Respiratory Infections


3. Asthma


3.1. Vitamin D and Asthma Onset


3.2. Vitamin D and Asthma Pathogenesis


3.3. Vitamin D and Asthma Exacerbations


4. Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD)


4.1. Vitamin D, COPD and Musculoskeletal Co-Morbidities


4.2. Vitamin D and COPD Onset


4.3. Vitamin D and COPD Pathogenesis


4.4. Vitamin D and COPD Exacerbations


5. Lung Cancer


5.1. Vitamin D and Lung Cancer Onset


5.2. Vitamin D and Lung Cancer Progression


5.3. Vitamin D and Lung Cancer Mortality


6. Conclusions


Conflict of Interest

The authors declare no conflict of interest.


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