Effects of vitamin D supplementation to children diagnosed with pneumonia in Kabul: a randomised controlled trial

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Authors

Semira Manaseki‐Holland

Galawezh Kh. Qader

Mohammad I. Masher · Kabul Medical University

Jane Bruce · London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine

Zahir Mughal · Royal Manchester Children's Hospital

Daniel Chandramohan · London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine

Gijs Walraven

Abstract

A single high-dose oral vitamin D(3) supplementation to young children along with antibiotic treatment for pneumonia could reduce the occurrence of repeat episodes of pneumonia.

Topics & Keywords

Vitamin D Research Studies Child Nutrition and Water Access Iron Metabolism and Disorders

UN Sustainable Development Goals

Good health and well-being

Publication Details

Published in: Tropical Medicine & International Health

Volume 15, Issue 10, pp. 1148-1155

DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-3156.2010.02578.x

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