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Double-blind randomised controlled trial of vitamin D3 supplementation for the prevention of acute respiratory infection in older adults and their carers (ViDiFlu)

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  • Adrian R Martineau Centre for Primary Care and Public Health, Blizard Institute, Barts and The London School of Medicine and Dentistry, Queen Mary University of London, London, UK Asthma UK Centre for Applied Research, Blizard Institute, Queen Mary University of London, London, UK PubMed articlesGoogle scholar articles
  • Yasmeen Hanifa London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, London, UK PubMed articlesGoogle scholar articles
  • Karolina D Witt Centre for Primary Care and Public Health, Blizard Institute, Barts and The London School of Medicine and Dentistry, Queen Mary University of London, London, UK PubMed articlesGoogle scholar articles
  • Neil C Barnes Centre for Primary Care and Public Health, Blizard Institute, Barts and The London School of Medicine and Dentistry, Queen Mary University of London, London, UK PubMed articlesGoogle scholar articles
  • Richard L Hooper Centre for Primary Care and Public Health, Blizard Institute, Barts and The London School of Medicine and Dentistry, Queen Mary University of London, London, UK PubMed articlesGoogle scholar articles
  • Mital Patel Centre for Primary Care and Public Health, Blizard Institute, Barts and The London School of Medicine and Dentistry, Queen Mary University of London, London, UK PubMed articlesGoogle scholar articles
  • Natasha Stevens Centre for Primary Care and Public Health, Blizard Institute, Barts and The London School of Medicine and Dentistry, Queen Mary University of London, London, UK PubMed articlesGoogle scholar articles
  • Zinat Enayat Centre for Primary Care and Public Health, Blizard Institute, Barts and The London School of Medicine and Dentistry, Queen Mary University of London, London, UK PubMed articlesGoogle scholar articles
  • Zuhur Balayah Centre for Primary Care and Public Health, Blizard Institute, Barts and The London School of Medicine and Dentistry, Queen Mary University of London, London, UK PubMed articlesGoogle scholar articles
  • Asmat Syed Centre for Primary Care and Public Health, Blizard Institute, Barts and The London School of Medicine and Dentistry, Queen Mary University of London, London, UK PubMed articlesGoogle scholar articles
  • Aishah Knight Centre for Primary Care and Public Health, Blizard Institute, Barts and The London School of Medicine and Dentistry, Queen Mary University of London, London, UK Advanced Medical and Dental Institute, Universiti Sains Malaysia, Penang, Malaysia PubMed articlesGoogle scholar articles
  • David A Jolliffe Centre for Primary Care and Public Health, Blizard Institute, Barts and The London School of Medicine and Dentistry, Queen Mary University of London, London, UK PubMed articlesGoogle scholar articles
  • Claire L Greiller Centre for Primary Care and Public Health, Blizard Institute, Barts and The London School of Medicine and Dentistry, Queen Mary University of London, London, UK PubMed articlesGoogle scholar articles
  • David McLaughlin Centre for Primary Care and Public Health, Blizard Institute, Barts and The London School of Medicine and Dentistry, Queen Mary University of London, London, UK PubMed articlesGoogle scholar articles
  • Timothy R Venton Homerton University Hospital, London, UK PubMed articlesGoogle scholar articles
  • Marion Rowe Homerton University Hospital, London, UK PubMed articlesGoogle scholar articles
  • Peter M Timms Homerton University Hospital, London, UK PubMed articlesGoogle scholar articles
  • Duncan Clark Royal London Hospital, London, UK PubMed articlesGoogle scholar articles
  • Zia Sadique London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, London, UK PubMed articlesGoogle scholar articles
  • Sandra M Eldridge Centre for Primary Care and Public Health, Blizard Institute, Barts and The London School of Medicine and Dentistry, Queen Mary University of London, London, UK PubMed articlesGoogle scholar articles
  • Christopher J Griffiths Centre for Primary Care and Public Health, Blizard Institute, Barts and The London School of Medicine and Dentistry, Queen Mary University of London, London, UK PubMed articlesGoogle scholar articles
  1. Correspondence to Professor Adrian R Martineau, Centre for Primary Care and Public Health, Blizard Institute, Barts and The London School of Medicine and Dentistry, Queen Mary University of London, 58 Turner Street, London E1 2AB, UK; a.martineau{at}qmul.ac.uk
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Martineau AR, Hanifa Y, Witt KD, et al
Double-blind randomised controlled trial of vitamin D3 supplementation for the prevention of acute respiratory infection in older adults and their carers (ViDiFlu)
Thorax 2015;70:953-960.

Publication history

  • Received March 3, 2015
  • Revised May 18, 2015
  • Accepted May 26, 2015
  • First published June 10, 2015.
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September 13, 2015

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