Less sun, more cough: Annual hours of sunshine are inversely associated with hospital admissions for children with lower respiratory tract infection

Autor: Walker, J, Gilchrist, FJ, Carroll, WD
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2019
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ISSN: 0903-1936
Popis: Background: Vitamin D deficiency affects immune function increasing susceptibility to respiratory tract infections (RTI). Randomised controlled trials show vitamin D supplementation protects against acute RTIs. Most vitamin D (>90%) is acquired from sun exposure.\ud \ud Objective: To determine whether there is an association between hours of sunshine, deprivation status and severe lower respiratory tract infection rates (LRTI) in English children.\ud \ud Methods: The annualised age-gender corrected severe LRTI (agc-LRTI) rate for children
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