Vitamin D supplementation for the prevention of acute respiratory tract infection: A randomized, double-blinded trial among young finnish men

Journal of Infectious Diseases

Volumn 202, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 809-814

  Laaksi, Ilkka ^a   Ruohola, Juha Petri ^d   Mattila, Ville ^e   Auvinen, Anssi ^b   Ylikomi, Timo ^a,c   Pihlajamäki, Harri ^e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TAMPERE MEDICAL SCHOOL   (Finland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TAMPERE   (Finland)

^c TAMPERE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Finland)

^d FINNISH DEFENCE FORCES   (Finland)

^e CENTRE FOR MILITARY MEDICINE   (Finland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

25 HYDROXYVITAMIN D; COLECALCIFEROL; MINISUN; PARATHYROID HORMONE; PLACEBO; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIARRHEA; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; FINLAND; HUMAN; INFECTION PREVENTION; INFECTION RESISTANCE; INFECTION RISK; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NAUSEA; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PARATHYROID HORMONE BLOOD LEVEL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTION; STOMACH PAIN; VITAMIN INTAKE; VITAMIN SUPPLEMENTATION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; DIETARY SUPPLEMENTS; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; FINLAND; HUMANS; MALE; RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTIONS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VITAMIN D; VITAMINS;

EID: 77955695569     PISSN: 00221899     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/654881     Document Type: Article

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