Vitamin D supplementation in children with asthma: A systematic review and meta-analysis

BMC Research Notes

Volumn 8, Issue 1, 2015, Pages

  Fares, Munes M ^a   Alkhaled, Lina H ^a   Mroueh, Salman M ^a   Akl, Elie A ^a,b,c  

^a AMERICAN UNIVERSITY OF BEIRUT   (Lebanon)

^b MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY AT BUFFALO   (United States)

Author keywords

Allergy; Asthma; Atopy; Calcitriol; Children; Cholecalciferol; Ergocalciferol; Vitamin D

Indexed keywords

VITAMIN D;

ADOLESCENT; ASTHMA; CHILD; CLINICAL TRIAL (TOPIC); COMPLICATION; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; DIET THERAPY; FEMALE; HUMAN; LUNG FUNCTION TEST; MALE; METABOLISM; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; VITAMIN D DEFICIENCY;

ADOLESCENT; ASTHMA; CHILD; CLINICAL TRIALS AS TOPIC; DIETARY SUPPLEMENTS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; RESPIRATORY FUNCTION TESTS; VITAMIN D; VITAMIN D DEFICIENCY;

EID: 84924207257     PISSN: None     EISSN: 17560500     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/s13104-014-0961-3     Document Type: Article

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