High-Dose Monthly Vitamin D for Prevention of Acute Respiratory Infection in Older Long-Term Care Residents: A Randomized Clinical Trial

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[h=1]High-Dose Monthly Vitamin D for Prevention of Acute Respiratory Infection in Older Long-Term Care Residents: A Randomized Clinical Trial[/h] [FONT=&quot] [h=2]Authors[/h]

• [h=3]Adit A. Ginde MD, MPH,[/h]
• [h=3]Patrick Blatchford PhD,[/h]
• [h=3]Keith Breese MA,[/h]
• [h=3]Lida Zarrabi MPH,[/h]
• [h=3]Sunny A. Linnebur PharmD,[/h]
• [h=3]Jeffrey I. Wallace MD, MPH,[/h]
• [h=3]Robert S. Schwartz MD[/h]

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• First published: 16 November 2016

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[h=3]Conclusion[/h] [FONT=&quot]Monthly high-dose vitamin D3 supplementation reduced the incidence of ARI in older long-term care residents but was associated with a higher rate of falls without an increase in fractures.

http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/jgs.14679/full
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