Seasonality of tuberculosis: The reverse of other respiratory diseases in the UK

Thorax

Volumn 51, Issue 9, 1996, Pages 944-946

  Douglas, A S ^a   Strachan, D P ^b   Maxwell, J D ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ABERDEEN   (United Kingdom)

^b ST GEORGE'S UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Season; Seasonality; Tuberculosis

Indexed keywords

VITAMIN D;

ARTICLE; CELLULAR IMMUNITY; HUMAN; IMMUNE DEFICIENCY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MORTALITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEASONAL VARIATION; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; TUBERCULOSIS; UNITED KINGDOM; WINTER;

EID: 0029738714     PISSN: 00406376     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/thx.51.9.944     Document Type: Article

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