Randomized trial of vitamin D supplementation to prevent seasonal influenza A in schoolchildren

American Journal of Clinical Nutrition

Volumn 91, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 1255-1260

  Urashima, Mitsuyoshi ^a   Segawa, Takaaki ^b   Okazaki, Minoru ^c   Kurihara, Mana ^d   Wada, Yasuyuki ^a   Ida, Hiroyuki ^a  

^a JIKEI UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

^b Fuji City Hospital   (Japan)

^c Sado General Hospital   (Japan)

^d KANAGAWA REHABILITATION CENTER   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COLECALCIFEROL; PLACEBO;

ABSENCE OF SIDE EFFECTS; ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; CHILD; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; DRUG EFFECT; FEMALE; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INFLUENZA; INFLUENZA VIRUS A; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MULTICENTER STUDY; NURSERY SCHOOL; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RISK FACTOR; SCHOOL CHILD; SEASONAL VARIATION; THROAT CULTURE; VITAMIN SUPPLEMENTATION; WINTER;

ADOLESCENT; BODY HEIGHT; BODY WEIGHT; CHILD; CHOLECALCIFEROL; DIETARY SUPPLEMENTS; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFLUENZA A VIRUS; INFLUENZA, HUMAN; JAPAN; MALE; PATIENT SELECTION; PLACEBOS; RISK;

EID: 77951961788     PISSN: 00029165     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3945/ajcn.2009.29094     Document Type: Article

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