A narrative review of recent progress in understanding the relationship between tuberculosis and protein energy malnutrition

European Journal of Clinical Nutrition

Volumn 67, Issue 11, 2013, Pages 1122-1128

  Hood, M L H ^a  

^a CURTIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Protein calorie malnutrition; Protein energy malnutrition (PEM); Review; Tuberculosis

Indexed keywords

BCG VACCINE; ISONIAZID; RIFAMPICIN; TUBERCULOSTATIC AGENT;

BODY HEIGHT; BODY MASS; BODY WEIGHT; CAUSE OF DEATH; COGNITIVE DEVELOPMENT; DEVELOPING COUNTRY; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; HUMAN; IMMUNE RESPONSE; LIVER DYSFUNCTION; MACRONUTRIENT; MEDICAL RESEARCH; MORTALITY; MULTIDRUG RESISTANCE; MYCOBACTERIUM TUBERCULOSIS; NARRATIVE; NONHUMAN; PHYSICAL DEVELOPMENT; PROTEIN CALORIE MALNUTRITION; PUBLIC HEALTH PROBLEM; REVIEW; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; TUBERCULOSIS;

DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; HUMANS; PROTEIN-ENERGY MALNUTRITION; PUBLIC HEALTH; TUBERCULOSIS;

EID: 84887402273     PISSN: 09543007     EISSN: 14765640     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/ejcn.2013.143     Document Type: Review

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