Vitamin E supplementation may transiently increase tuberculosis risk in males who smoke heavily and have high dietary vitamin C intake - Comments by Hernández-Garduño

British Journal of Nutrition

Volumn 101, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 145-

  Hernández Garduño, Eduardo ^a  

^a BRITISH COLUMBIA CENTRE FOR DISEASE CONTROL   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALPHA TOCOPHEROL; ASCORBIC ACID; BETA CAROTENE;

BODY MASS; CLINICAL TRIAL; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; INFECTION RISK; INFECTION SENSITIVITY; NOTE; RISK FACTOR; SEX DIFFERENCE; SMOKING; SOLID TUMOR; THORAX RADIOGRAPHY; TUBERCULIN TEST; TUBERCULOSIS; VITAMIN INTAKE; VITAMIN SUPPLEMENTATION;

ASCORBIC ACID; BIAS (EPIDEMIOLOGY); DIETARY SUPPLEMENTS; HUMANS; SMOKING; TUBERCULOSIS; VITAMIN E;

EID: 57349140680     PISSN: 00071145     EISSN: 14752662     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0007114508994411     Document Type: Note

References (2)

1. Hemilä H & Kaprio J (2008) Vitamin E supplementation may transiently increase tuberculosis risk in males who smoke heavily and have high dietary vitamin C intake. Br J Nutr 101, 146-147, doi: 10.1017/S0007114508923709.
2. American Thoracic Society (2000) Targeted tuberculin testing and treatment of latent tuberculosis infection. Am J Respir Crit Care Med 161, S221-S247.