Question 1: does vitamin D supplementation prevent acute lower respiratory tract infections in children?

Arch Dis Child. 2015 Sep;100(9):892-5. doi: 10.1136/archdischild-2015-308441. Epub 2015 Jul 27.

Authors

Salma Rashid Ali¹, Helen McDevitt²

Affiliations

¹ Section of Child Health, Royal Hospital for Sick Children, Glasgow, UK.
² Neonatal Unit, Royal Hospital for Sick Children, Glasgow, UK.

PMID: 26216832
DOI: 10.1136/archdischild-2015-308441

No abstract available

Keywords: Bone Metabolism; Endocrinology; General Paediatrics; Immunology; Respiratory.

Publication types

Review

MeSH terms

Acute Disease
Child, Preschool
Dietary Supplements*
Evidence-Based Medicine
Humans
Pneumonia / prevention & control
Respiratory Tract Infections / prevention & control*
Vitamin D / therapeutic use*

Substances

Vitamin D