Vitamin D, acute respiratory infections, and Covid-19: The curse of small-size randomised trials. A critical review with meta-analysis of randomised trials

Philippe Autier, Giulia Doi, Patrick Mullie, Patrick Vankrunkelsven, Oriana D’Ecclesiis, Sara Gandini

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DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0303316
Published: 2025-01-14
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@article{allodium:10.1371/journal.pone.0303316,
  title = {Vitamin D, acute respiratory infections, and Covid-19: The curse of small-size randomised trials. A critical review with meta-analysis of randomised trials},
  author = {Philippe Autier and Giulia Doi and Patrick Mullie and Patrick Vankrunkelsven and Oriana D’Ecclesiis and Sara Gandini},
  year = {2025},
  journal = {PLOS ONE},
  doi = {10.1371/journal.pone.0303316},
  url = {https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0303316}
}

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TI  - Vitamin D, acute respiratory infections, and Covid-19: The curse of small-size randomised trials. A critical review with meta-analysis of randomised trials
AU  - Philippe Autier
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AU  - Patrick Vankrunkelsven
AU  - Oriana D’Ecclesiis
AU  - Sara Gandini
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Autier, P., Doi, G., Mullie, P., Vankrunkelsven, P., D’Ecclesiis, O., & Gandini, S. (2025). Vitamin D, acute respiratory infections, and Covid-19: The curse of small-size randomised trials. A critical review with meta-analysis of randomised trials. PLOS ONE. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0303316

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