Vitamin D supplementation and upper respiratory tract infections in adolescent swimmers: A randomized controlled trial

Pediatric Exercise Science

Volumn 27, Issue 1, 2015, Pages 113-119

  Dubnov Raz, Gal ^a   Rinat, Barak ^b   Hemilä, Harri ^c   Choleva, Lauryn ^d   Cohen, Avner H ^e   Constantini, Naama W ^b  

^a Edmond and Lily Safra Children s Hospital Sheba Medical Center   (Israel)

^b HADASSAH HEBREW UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Israel)

^c UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI   (Finland)

^d TEL AVIV UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

^e CLALIT HEALTH SERVICES   (Israel)

Author keywords

Athletes; Cholecalciferol; Cold; Pediatrics; Swimming

Indexed keywords

25-HYDROXYVITAMIN D; BIOLOGICAL MARKER; COLECALCIFEROL; VITAMIN; VITAMIN D;

ADOLESCENT; ANALOGS AND DERIVATIVES; BLOOD; CHILD; COMPLICATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTIONS; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; STATISTICAL MODEL; SWIMMING; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VITAMIN D DEFICIENCY; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; BIOMARKERS; CHILD; CHOLECALCIFEROL; DIETARY SUPPLEMENTS; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; FEMALE; HUMANS; LINEAR MODELS; MALE; RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTIONS; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; SWIMMING; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VITAMIN D; VITAMIN D DEFICIENCY; VITAMINS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84926636376     PISSN: 08998493     EISSN: 15432920     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1123/pes.2014-0030     Document Type: Article

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