Effects of vitamin D supplementation to children diagnosed with pneumonia in Kabul: A randomised controlled trial

Tropical Medicine and International Health

Volumn 15, Issue 10, 2010, Pages 1148-1155

  Manaseki Holland, Semira ^a   Qader, Ghulam ^a   Isaq Masher, Mohammad ^b   Bruce, Jane ^c   Zulf Mughal, M ^d   Chandramohan, Daniel ^c   Walraven, Gijs ^e  

^a Aga Khan Health Services   (Afghanistan)

^b Kabul Medical University   (Afghanistan)

^c LONDON SCHOOL OF HYGIENE AND TROPICAL MEDICINE   (United Kingdom)

^d ROYAL MANCHESTER CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^e Secretariat of His Highness the Aga Khan   (France)

Author keywords

Afghanistan; children; infants; pneumonia; vitamin D supplementation

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; COLECALCIFEROL; PLACEBO; ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; VITAMIN; VITAMIN D;

ANTIBIOTICS; CHILD HEALTH; FOOD SUPPLEMENTATION; HOSPITAL SECTOR; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; PNEUMONIA; RICKETS; VITAMIN DEFICIENCY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AFGHANISTAN; ARTICLE; CHILD; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE DURATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PNEUMONIA; PRESCHOOL CHILD; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RISK FACTOR; SCHOOL CHILD; SURVIVAL TIME; TREATMENT FAILURE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VITAMIN SUPPLEMENTATION; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; FEMALE; INCIDENCE; INFANT; KAPLAN MEIER METHOD; MALE; RECURRENT DISEASE; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX;

AFGHANISTAN; KABUL [AFGHANISTAN]; KABUL [KABUL (PRV)];

AFGHANISTAN; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; DIETARY SUPPLEMENTS; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; INFANT; KAPLAN-MEIER ESTIMATE; MALE; PNEUMONIA; RECURRENCE; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; VITAMIN D; VITAMINS;

EID: 77956626575     PISSN: 13602276     EISSN: 13653156     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-3156.2010.02578.x     Document Type: Article

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