| Title |
Vitamin D3and gargling for the prevention of upper respiratory tract infections: a randomized controlled trial
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|---|---|
| Published in |
BMC Infectious Diseases, May 2014
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| DOI | 10.1186/1471-2334-14-273 |
| Pubmed ID | |
| Authors |
Emma C Goodall, Andrea C Granados, Kathy Luinstra, Eleanor Pullenayegum, Brenda L Coleman, Mark Loeb, Marek Smieja |
| Abstract |
We undertook a 2X2 factorial, randomized controlled trial (RCT) to assess whether vitamin D3 supplementation (10,000 international units per week) versus placebo and gargling versus no gargling could prevent viral, clinical upper respiratory tract infection (URTI) in university students. |
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Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| United States | 5 | 19% |
| Japan | 3 | 12% |
| Kuwait | 1 | 4% |
| Canada | 1 | 4% |
| Unknown | 16 | 62% |
Demographic breakdown
| Type | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Members of the public | 20 | 77% |
| Scientists | 4 | 15% |
| Practitioners (doctors, other healthcare professionals) | 2 | 8% |
Mendeley readers
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Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| New Zealand | 1 | <1% |
| Unknown | 127 | 99% |
Demographic breakdown
| Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Student > Bachelor | 23 | 18% |
| Student > Master | 21 | 16% |
| Researcher | 14 | 11% |
| Other | 8 | 6% |
| Student > Postgraduate | 6 | 5% |
| Other | 19 | 15% |
| Unknown | 37 | 29% |
| Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Medicine and Dentistry | 38 | 30% |
| Agricultural and Biological Sciences | 11 | 9% |
| Nursing and Health Professions | 9 | 7% |
| Psychology | 9 | 7% |
| Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology | 8 | 6% |
| Other | 17 | 13% |
| Unknown | 36 | 28% |
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