Association of subclinical vitamin D deficiency with severe acute lower respiratory infection in Indian children under 5 y

European Journal of Clinical Nutrition

Volumn 58, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 563-567

  Wayse, V ^a   Yousafzai, A ^a   Mogale, K ^b   Filteau, S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b JAWAHARLAL NEHRU MEDICAL COLLEGE   (India)

Author keywords

25 hydroxyvitamin D3; Breastfeeding; Children; India; Pneumonia

Indexed keywords

CALCIFEDIOL; FUEL; LIQUEFIED PETROLEUM GAS; VITAMIN D;

ACUTE DISEASE; AGING; ARTICLE; BODY HEIGHT; BREAST FEEDING; CASE CONTROL STUDY; CHILDHOOD DISEASE; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; COOKING; COVARIANCE; DEMOGRAPHY; DIETARY INTAKE; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; FLUID INTAKE; HUMAN; IMMUNIZATION; INDIA; INDIAN; INFANT; INFECTION RISK; LOWER RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MILK; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; OUTPATIENT CARE; PEDIATRIC HOSPITAL; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIVATE HOSPITAL; PROTECTIVE CLOTHING; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; SUN EXPOSURE; VITAMIN BLOOD LEVEL; VITAMIN D DEFICIENCY; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

BREAST FEEDING; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HUMANS; INDIA; INFANT; MALE; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTIONS; VITAMIN D DEFICIENCY;

EID: 4644373925     PISSN: 09543007     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.ejcn.1601845     Document Type: Article

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