Does vitamin D deficiency account for ethnic differences in tuberculosis seasonality in the UK?

Ethnicity and Health

Volumn 3, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 247-253

  Douglas, A Stuart ^a   Ali, Shaukat ^a,b   Bakhshi, Surinder S ^a  

^a Birmingham Communicable Disease Unit   (United Kingdom)

^b Birmingham Health Authority   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Ethnicity; Seasonality; Tuberculosis; Vitamin D

Indexed keywords

ETHNICITY; NUTRITION; TUBERCULOSIS;

ARTICLE; CAUCASIAN; DISEASE CONTROL; ETHNIC DIFFERENCE; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; HORMONAL REGULATION; HUMAN; IMMUNOLOGY; INDIAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; SEASONAL VARIATION; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; TUBERCULOSIS; UNITED KINGDOM; VITAMIN D DEFICIENCY;

UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 0032450071     PISSN: 13557858     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13557858.1998.9961867     Document Type: Article

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