Vitamin D and tuberculosis: Hope or hype?

Medical Journal of Australia

Volumn 199, Issue 10, 2013, Pages 648-649

  Ralph, Anna P ^a   Lucas, Robyn M ^b  

^a MENZIES SCHOOL OF HEALTH RESEARCH   (Australia)

^b The Australian National University   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

25 HYDROXYVITAMIN D; CALCITRIOL; VITAMIN D; VITAMIN D RECEPTOR;

BACTERIAL LOAD; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE COURSE; DRUG RESPONSE; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; INFECTION RISK; NOTE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; TUBERCULOSIS; VIRUS LATENCY; VITAMIN BLOOD LEVEL; VITAMIN D DEFICIENCY; VITAMIN METABOLISM;

HUMANS; TUBERCULOSIS; VITAMIN D DEFICIENCY;

EID: 84887679462     PISSN: 0025729X     EISSN: 13265377     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5694/mja13.11174     Document Type: Note

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