Vitamin D deficiency among adult patients with tuberculosis: A cross sectional study from a national referral hospital in Uganda

BMC Research Notes

Volumn 6, Issue 1, 2013, Pages

  Kibirige, Davis ^a   Mutebi, Edrisa ^a,b   Ssekitoleko, Richard ^a,b   Worodria, William ^a,b   Mayanja Kizza, Harriet ^a  

^a MAKERERE UNIVERSITY   (Uganda)

^b Mulago National Referral and Teaching Hospital   (Uganda)

Author keywords

Tuberculosis; Uganda; Vitamin D deficiency

Indexed keywords

HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS;

ADULT; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; GENERAL HOSPITAL; HUMAN; TUBERCULOSIS; UGANDA; VITAMIN D DEFICIENCY;

ADULT; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; HOSPITALS, GENERAL; HUMANS; TUBERCULOSIS; UGANDA; VITAMIN D DEFICIENCY;

EID: 84880879142     PISSN: None     EISSN: 17560500     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1756-0500-6-293     Document Type: Article

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