Vitamin D deficiency and insufficiency in children with tuberculosis

Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal

Volumn 27, Issue 10, 2008, Pages 941-942

  Williams, Bhanu ^a   Williams, Amanda J ^a   Anderson, Suzanne T ^a  

^a NORTHWICK PARK HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Children; Deficiency; Insufficiency; Tuberculosis; Vitamin D

Indexed keywords

25 HYDROXYVITAMIN D; ALKALINE PHOSPHATASE;

ADOLESCENT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ALKALINE PHOSPHATASE BLOOD LEVEL; ARTICLE; CHILD; DISEASE MARKER; ETHNICITY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFANT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEX RATIO; TUBERCULOSIS; VITAMIN BLOOD LEVEL; VITAMIN D DEFICIENCY; BLOOD; PRESCHOOL CHILD; RISK FACTOR;

ADOLESCENT; ALKALINE PHOSPHATASE; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; RISK FACTORS; TUBERCULOSIS; VITAMIN D DEFICIENCY;

EID: 54049140482     PISSN: 08913668     EISSN: 15320987     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/INF.0b013e31817525df     Document Type: Article

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