Hypercalcemia in patients with newly diagnosed tuberculosis in Abuja, Nigeria

Canadian Respiratory Journal

Volumn 13, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 83-87

  Dosumu, E A ^a,b   Momoh, J A ^a  

^a NATIONAL HOSPITAL   (Nigeria)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ILORIN   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

Albumin adjusted serum calcium; Newly diagnosed; Tuberculosis

Indexed keywords

CALCIUM; TUBERCULOSTATIC AGENT;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CALCIUM BLOOD LEVEL; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FEMALE; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; HYPERCALCEMIA; INCIDENCE; LABORATORY DIAGNOSIS; LUNG TUBERCULOSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MYCOBACTERIUM TUBERCULOSIS; NIGERIA; POPULATION DISTRIBUTION; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE;

EID: 33645936697     PISSN: 11982241     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1155/2006/407609     Document Type: Article

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