Journal article
Effect of High-Dose vs Standard-Dose Wintertime Vitamin D Supplementation on Viral Upper Respiratory Tract Infections in Young Healthy Children.
Abstract
IMPORTANCE: Epidemiological studies support a link between low 25-hydroxyvitamin D levels and a higher risk of viral upper respiratory tract infections. However, whether winter supplementation of vitamin D reduces the risk among children is unknown.
OBJECTIVE: To determine whether high-dose vs standard-dose vitamin D supplementation reduces the incidence of wintertime upper respiratory tract infections in young children.
Authors
Aglipay M; Birken CS; Parkin PC; Loeb MB; Thorpe K; Chen Y; Laupacis A; Mamdani M; Macarthur C; Hoch JS
Journal
JAMA: The Journal of the American Medical Association, Vol. 318, No. 3, pp. 245–254
Publisher
American Medical Association (AMA)
Publication Date
July 18, 2017
DOI
10.1001/jama.2017.8708
ISSN
0098-7484