Improved control of childhood asthma with low-dose, short-term Vitamin D supplementation: A randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial

Allergy: European Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology

Volumn 71, Issue 7, 2016, Pages 1001-1009

  Tachimoto, H ^a   Mezawa, H ^a   Segawa, T ^a,b   Akiyama, N ^a,b   Ida, H ^a   Urashima, Mitsuyoshi ^a  

^a JIKEI UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

^b Fuji Chuo Hospital   (Japan)

Author keywords

25OHD; asthma; child; cholecalciferol; improvement

Indexed keywords

ALLERGEN; BECLOMETASONE DIPROPIONATE; BETA 2 ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR STIMULATING AGENT; BUDESONIDE; COLECALCIFEROL; FLUTICASONE PROPIONATE; FLUTICASONE PROPIONATE PLUS SALMETEROL; IMMUNOGLOBULIN E; LEUKOTRIENE RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; LONG ACTING DRUG; METHYLPREDNISOLONE; PLACEBO; PREDNISOLONE; THEOPHYLLINE; BIOLOGICAL MARKER; VITAMIN D;

ARTICLE; ASTHMA; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE CONTROL; DISEASE EXACERBATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; FEMALE; HUMAN; JAPANESE (PEOPLE); LOW DRUG DOSE; LUNG FUNCTION; MALE; PARALLEL DESIGN; PEAK EXPIRATORY FLOW; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RASH; SCHOOL CHILD; VITAMIN SUPPLEMENTATION; ANIMAL; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMORBIDITY; DIETARY SUPPLEMENT; IMMUNOLOGY; LUNG FUNCTION TEST; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ALLERGENS; ANIMALS; ASTHMA; BIOMARKERS; CHILD; COMORBIDITY; DIETARY SUPPLEMENTS; DISEASE PROGRESSION; FEMALE; HUMANS; IMMUNOGLOBULIN E; MALE; RESPIRATORY FUNCTION TESTS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VITAMIN D;

EID: 84959527467     PISSN: 01054538     EISSN: 13989995     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/all.12856     Document Type: Article

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