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Oxford University Press, Clinical Infectious Diseases, 3(57), p. 392-397, 2013
DOI: 10.1093/cid/cit289
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Low Serum 25-Hydroxyvitamin D Level and Risk of Upper Respiratory Tract Infection in Children and Adolescents
Journal article published in 2013 by
Michelle Science,
Jonathon L. Maguire,
Margaret L. Russell,
Marek Smieja,
Stephen D. Walter,
Mark Loeb
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Abstract
Respiratory tract infections (RTIs) are very common worldwide. We prospectively demonstrate an association between low serum 25-hydroxyvitamin D level and increased risk of laboratory-confirmed viral upper RTI in children. Future studies should evaluate the role of supplementation to reduce RTIs.