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Is The Addition Of Vitamin D In Treatment For Asthma Effective In Children Less Than 18 Years Old?, Danielle M. Read
Is The Addition Of Vitamin D In Treatment For Asthma Effective In Children Less Than 18 Years Old?, Danielle M. Read
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OBJECTIVE: The objective of this selective EBM review is to determine whether or not the addition of vitamin D in treatment for asthma is effective in children less than 18 years old.
STUDY DESIGN: Review of three English language, randomized, controlled, double blind studies after 1999.
DATA SOURCES: Randomized, controlled double blind studies comparing the addition of vitamin D with an inhaled corticosteroid in treatment of asthma with a control group of inhaled corticosteroid alone. All articles were found in PubMed.
OUTCOMES MEASURED: Each study assessed the number of asthma exacerbations or symptoms in the control group and in the …