Vitamin D and airway infections: A European perspective

European Journal of Medical Research

Volumn 21, Issue 1, 2016, Pages

  Zittermann, Armin ^a   Pilz, Stefan ^b   Hoffmann, Harald ^c   März, Winfried ^b,c,d  

^a RUHR UNIVERSITY BOCHUM   (Germany)

^b MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF GRAZ   (Austria)

^c SYNLAB ACADEMY   (Germany)

^d UNIVERSITY OF HEIDELBERG   (Germany)

Author keywords

25 hydroxyvitamin D; Acute airway infection; Immune defence; Infection; Tuberculosis; Vitamin D

Indexed keywords

25 HYDROXYVITAMIN D; CALCITRIOL; CATHELICIDIN; DEFENSIN; PREBIOTIC AGENT; PROBIOTIC AGENT; VITAMIN D;

CELLULAR IMMUNITY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; HUMAN; INFECTION PREVENTION; INFECTION RISK; INNATE IMMUNITY; PHOTOTHERAPY; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; RADIATION EXPOSURE; RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTION; REVIEW; RISK REDUCTION; TREATMENT RESPONSE; TUBERCULOSIS; ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION; VITAMIN D DEFICIENCY; VITAMIN INTAKE; VITAMIN METABOLISM; BLOOD; DIETARY SUPPLEMENT; EUROPE; PREVALENCE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTIONS; RISK FACTOR;

DIETARY SUPPLEMENTS; EUROPE; HUMANS; PREVALENCE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS AS TOPIC; RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTIONS; RISK FACTORS; TUBERCULOSIS; VITAMIN D; VITAMIN D DEFICIENCY;

EID: 84962420398     PISSN: 09492321     EISSN: 2047783X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/s40001-016-0208-y     Document Type: Review

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