Effect on the incidence of pneumonia of vitamin D supplementation by quarterly bolus dose to infants in Kabul: A randomised controlled superiority trial

The Lancet

Volumn 379, Issue 9824, 2012, Pages 1419-1427

  Manaseki Holland, Semira ^a   Maroof, Zabihullah ^b   Bruce, Jane ^b   Mughal, M Zulf ^c   Masher, Mohammad Isaq ^d   Bhutta, Zulfiqar A ^e   Walraven, Gijs ^f   Chandramohan, Daniel ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

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

^c ROYAL MANCHESTER CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^d Kabul Medical University   (Afghanistan)

^e AGA KHAN UNIVERSITY   (Pakistan)

^f Delegation of the Aga Khan Development Network Foundation   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CALCIFEDIOL; COLECALCIFEROL; PLACEBO;

AFGHANISTAN; ARTICLE; CHILD; CHILDHOOD DISEASE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE SEVERITY; DRUG EFFECT; FEMALE; HIGH RISK INFANT; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORTALITY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PNEUMONIA; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SCHOOL CHILD; THORAX RADIOGRAPHY; VITAMIN SUPPLEMENTATION;

EID: 84859614927     PISSN: 01406736     EISSN: 1474547X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0140-6736(11)61650-4     Document Type: Article

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