Vitamin D supplementation for the prevention of childhood acute respiratory infections: A systematic review of randomised controlled trials

British Journal of Nutrition

Volumn 114, Issue 7, 2015, Pages 1026-1034

  Xiao, Limin ^a   Xing, Chao ^b   Yang, Zhongrong ^c   Xu, Shaojun ^a   Wang, Min ^d   Du, Huarong ^e   Liu, Kai ^e   Huang, Zhaohui ^e  

^a ANHUI MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b Forest Pest Control and Quarantine Station of Shaoxing City   (China)

^c Huzhou Centre for Disease Control and Prevention   (China)

^d Anhui Institute of Schistosomiasis Control   (China)

^e Anhui Provincial Family Planning Institute of Science and Technology   (China)

Author keywords

Acute respiratory infections; Randomised controlled trials; Vitamin D

Indexed keywords

COLECALCIFEROL; PLACEBO; VITAMIN D;

ASTHMA; CHILD; DISEASE EXACERBATION; FLU LIKE SYNDROME; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; INFLUENZA; META ANALYSIS; MORTALITY; PNEUMONIA; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTION; REVIEW; RISK REDUCTION; SINGLE DRUG DOSE; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; VITAMIN SUPPLEMENTATION; ACUTE DISEASE; BLOOD; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTIONS; RISK FACTOR; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VITAMIN D DEFICIENCY;

ACUTE DISEASE; CHILD; DIETARY SUPPLEMENTS; HUMANS; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS AS TOPIC; RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTIONS; RISK FACTORS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VITAMIN D; VITAMIN D DEFICIENCY;

EID: 84944277387     PISSN: 00071145     EISSN: 14752662     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S000711451500207X     Document Type: Review

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