Statins, vitamin D, and COPD.

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  • Luca Mascitelli
  • Francesca Pezzetta
  • Mark R Goldstein
چکیده

2010;137;742-743 Chest Luca Mascitelli, Francesca Pezzetta and Mark R. Goldstein Statins, Vitamin D, and COPD http://chestjournal.chestpubs.org/content/137/3/742.full.html services can be found online on the World Wide Web at: The online version of this article, along with updated information and ISSN:0012-3692 ) http://chestjournal.chestpubs.org/site/misc/reprints.xhtml ( written permission of the copyright holder. this article or PDF may be reproduced or distributed without the prior Dundee Road, Northbrook, IL 60062. All rights reserved. No part of Copyright2010by the American College of Chest Physicians, 3300 Physicians. It has been published monthly since 1935. is the official journal of the American College of Chest Chest

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عنوان ژورنال:
  • Chest

دوره 137 3  شماره 

صفحات  -

تاریخ انتشار 2010