How important is vitamin D in preventing infections?

Osteoporosis International

Volumn 24, Issue 5, 2013, Pages 1537-1553

  Lang, P O ^a,b   Samaras, N ^c   Samaras, D ^c   Aspinall, R ^b  

^a Nescens Centre of Preventive Medicine   (Switzerland)

^b CRANFIELD UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^c GENEVA UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Adaptive immunity; Immunity; Infectious disease; Innate immunity; Prevention; Vaccine; Vitamin D

Indexed keywords

IMMUNOMODULATING AGENT; VITAMIN D;

ADAPTIVE IMMUNITY; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL INFECTION; HOST RESISTANCE; HUMAN; IMMUNE SYSTEM; IMMUNOCOMPETENT CELL; INFECTION PREVENTION; INFECTION SENSITIVITY; INNATE IMMUNITY; PARASITOSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; VIRUS INFECTION; VITAMIN SUPPLEMENTATION;

ADAPTIVE IMMUNITY; ANIMALS; BACTERIAL INFECTIONS; COMMUNICABLE DISEASES; DIETARY SUPPLEMENTS; DISEASE SUSCEPTIBILITY; HUMANS; IMMUNITY, INNATE; IMMUNOLOGIC FACTORS; PARASITIC DISEASES; VIRUS DISEASES; VITAMIN D;

EID: 84885020476     PISSN: 0937941X     EISSN: 14332965     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00198-012-2204-6     Document Type: Article

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