Vitamin D deficiency in adult tuberculosis patients

International Journal of Tuberculosis and Lung Disease

Volumn 15, Issue 8, 2011, Pages 1133-1134

  Arya, S C ^a   Agarwal, N ^a  

^a SANT PARMANAND HOSPITAL   (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COLECALCIFEROL; VITAMIN D;

DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE SURVEILLANCE; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; HEALTH CARE AVAILABILITY; HEALTH CARE DISPARITY; HEALTH CARE MANAGEMENT; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; LABORATORY DIAGNOSIS; LETTER; PATIENT CARE; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIOIMMUNOASSAY; TUBERCULOSIS; URBAN RURAL DIFFERENCE; VITAMIN DEFICIENCY; VITAMIN SUPPLEMENTATION;

FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; TUBERCULOSIS; VITAMIN D; VITAMIN D DEFICIENCY;

EID: 79960427709     PISSN: 10273719     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5588/ijtld.11.0113     Document Type: Letter

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