Limitations in the Study of Vitamin D Supplementation and Severe Asthma Exacerbations

Kuan-Po Cheng¹, James Cheng-Chung Wei^{2

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Affiliations

¹ School of Medicine and.
² Institute of Medicine/Department of Nursing, Chung Shan Medical University, Taichung, Taiwan.
³ Shanxi Bethune Hospital, Shanxi Academy of Medical Sciences, Third Hospital of Shanxi Medical University, Tongji Shanxi Hospital, Taiyuan, China.
⁴ Department of Allergy, Immunology & Rheumatology, Chung Shan Medical University Hospital, Taichung, Taiwan; and.
⁵ Graduate Institute of Integrated Medicine, China Medical University, Taichung, Taiwan.

Kuan-Po Cheng et al. Am J Respir Crit Care Med. 2025 Mar.

. 2025 Mar;211(3):530.

doi: 10.1164/rccm.202411-2236LE.

Kuan-Po Cheng¹, James Cheng-Chung Wei^{2

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4

5}

¹ School of Medicine and.
² Institute of Medicine/Department of Nursing, Chung Shan Medical University, Taichung, Taiwan.
³ Shanxi Bethune Hospital, Shanxi Academy of Medical Sciences, Third Hospital of Shanxi Medical University, Tongji Shanxi Hospital, Taiyuan, China.
⁴ Department of Allergy, Immunology & Rheumatology, Chung Shan Medical University Hospital, Taichung, Taiwan; and.
⁵ Graduate Institute of Integrated Medicine, China Medical University, Taichung, Taiwan.

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