Journal article
Vitamin D supplementation to prevent acute respiratory infections: a systematic review and meta-analysis of aggregate data from randomised controlled trials
Abstract
BACKGROUND: A 2017 meta-analysis of data from 25 randomised controlled trials (RCTs) of vitamin D supplementation for the prevention of acute respiratory infections (ARIs) revealed a protective effect of this intervention. We aimed to examine the link between vitamin D supplementation and prevention of ARIs in an updated meta-analysis.
METHODS: For this systematic review and meta-analysis, we searched MEDLINE, Embase, the Cochrane Central …
Authors
Jolliffe DA; Camargo CA; Sluyter JD; Aglipay M; Aloia JF; Ganmaa D; Bergman P; Bischoff-Ferrari HA; Borzutzky A; Damsgaard CT
Journal
The Lancet Diabetes & Endocrinology, Vol. 9, No. 5, pp. 276–292
Publisher
Elsevier
Publication Date
May 2021
DOI
10.1016/s2213-8587(21)00051-6
ISSN
2213-8587