Vitamin D3 and gargling for the prevention of upper respiratory tract infections: A randomized controlled trial

BMC Infectious Diseases

Volumn 14, Issue 1, 2014, Pages

  Goodall, Emma C ^a   Granados, Andrea C ^a,b   Luinstra, Kathy ^b   Pullenayegum, Eleanor ^a,c   Coleman, Brenda L ^d,e   Loeb, Mark ^a,f   Smieja, Marek ^a  

^a MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^c HOSPITAL FOR SICK CHILDREN   (Canada)

^d MOUNT SINAI HOSPITAL   (Canada)

^e UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^f MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Gargling; Randomized controlled trial; Rhinovirus; Upper respiratory tract infection; Viral load; Vitamin D3

Indexed keywords

CALCIUM CARBONATE; COLECALCIFEROL; PLACEBO; VITAMIN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE DURATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; FACTORIAL DESIGN; FEMALE; GARGLING; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; INFECTION RISK; LABORATORY TEST; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NOSE SMEAR; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PREVENTIVE DENTISTRY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RISK REDUCTION; SYMPTOM; TURBINATE; UNIVERSITY STUDENT; VIRAL UPPER RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTION; VIRUS LOAD; VITAMIN SUPPLEMENTATION; ADOLESCENT; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; MEDICAL RESEARCH; NORMAL HUMAN; RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTIONS; RISK; STUDENT; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; BIOMEDICAL RESEARCH; CHOLECALCIFEROL; DIETARY SUPPLEMENTS; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTHY VOLUNTEERS; HUMANS; MALE; RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTIONS; RISK; STUDENTS; VITAMINS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84901694009     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14712334     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1471-2334-14-273     Document Type: Article

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