THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN SERUM VITAMIN D LEVELS AND ASTHMA IN CHILDREN REFERRED TO THE PEDIATRIC CLINICS IN ISFAHAN DURING 2012-2013

Background: Asthma is the most common childhood chronic disease. The increased prevalence of the disease has been contributed in conducting the various studies on the mechanism of asthma. One of the main factors that are assumed to be more effective in asthma is serum vitamin D level. Therefore, this study was carried out to evaluate the serum vitamin D level among the asthmatic children (5-15 years) in Isfahan during 2012-2013. Materials and...