Tuberculosis and vitamin D deficiency

Journal of Association of Physicians of India

Volumn 50, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 554-558

  Sasidharan, P K ^a   Rajeev, E ^a   Vijayakumari, V ^a  

^a GOVERNMENT MEDICAL COLLEGE   (India)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; TUBERCULOSIS; VITAMIN D DEFICIENCY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; TUBERCULOSIS; VITAMIN D DEFICIENCY;

EID: 0036526771     PISSN: 00045772     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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