When not to use meta-analysis: Analysing the meta-analyses on vitamin D in critical care

Clinical Nutrition

Volumn 36, Issue 6, 2017, Pages 1729-1730

  Amrein, Karin ^a   Martucci, Gennaro ^b   McNally, J Dayre ^c  

^a MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF GRAZ   (Austria)

^b MEDITERRANEAN INSTITUTE FOR TRANSPLANTATION AND ADVANCED SPECIALIZED THERAPIES ISMETT   (Italy)

^c CHILDREN S HOSPITAL OF EASTERN ONTARIO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Cholecalciferol; Critically ill patients; Meta analysis; RCT; Vitamin D

Indexed keywords

VITAMIN D; VITAMIN;

CHILD NUTRITION; CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE; LETTER; META ANALYSIS; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; VITAMIN D DEFICIENCY; VITAMIN SUPPLEMENTATION; CRITICAL ILLNESS;

CRITICAL CARE; CRITICAL ILLNESS; HUMANS; VITAMIN D; VITAMINS;

EID: 85028020698     PISSN: 02615614     EISSN: 15321983     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.clnu.2017.08.009     Document Type: Letter

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