Vitamin D Deficiency in Medical Patients at a Central Hospital in Malawi: A Comparison with TB Patients from a Previous Study

PLoS ONE

Volumn 8, Issue 3, 2013, Pages

  Mastala, Yamikani ^a   Nyangulu, Phempo ^a   Banda, Rodrick V ^a   Mhemedi, Bongani ^a   White, Sarah A ^a   Allain, Theresa J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MALAWI   (Malawi)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

25 HYDROXYVITAMIN D; NEVIRAPINE; NONNUCLEOSIDE REVERSE TRANSCRIPTASE INHIBITOR;

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DESCRIPTIVE RESEARCH; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HIGHLY ACTIVE ANTIRETROVIRAL THERAPY; HOSPITAL PATIENT; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALAWI; MALE; NON TUBERCULOUS PATIENT; NUTRITIONAL ASSESSMENT; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; OUTPATIENT; PATIENT; PREVALENCE; SEX DETERMINATION; TUBERCULOSIS; TUBERCULOUS PATIENT; VITAMIN BLOOD LEVEL; VITAMIN D DEFICIENCY; VITAMIN INTAKE;

25-HYDROXYVITAMIN D 2; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HIV INFECTIONS; HOSPITALS, GENERAL; HUMANS; MALAWI; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PREVALENCE; RISK FACTORS; TUBERCULOSIS; VITAMIN D DEFICIENCY; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84875515254     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19326203     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0059017     Document Type: Article

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