Vitamin D status and incidence of tuberculosis among contacts of pulmonary tuberculosis patients

International Journal of Tuberculosis and Lung Disease

Volumn 19, Issue 1, 2015, Pages 65-69

  Arnedo Pena, A ^a,b   Juan Cerdan J V ^c   Romeu Garcia A ^a   Garcia Ferrer D ^c   Holguin Gomez R ^d   Iborra Millet, J ^c   Gil Fortuno M ^e   Gomila Sard, B ^c   Roach Poblete, F ^c  

^a Public Health Center   (Spain)

^b CIBER EPIDEMIOLOGÍA Y SALUD PÚBLICA CIBERESP   (Spain)

^c HOSPITAL GENERAL DE CASTELLÓN   (Spain)

^d Preventive Medicine Service   (Spain)

^e HOSPITAL DE LA PLANA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Contacts; Epidemiology; Prospective cohort study

Indexed keywords

25 HYDROXYVITAMIN D; VITAMIN D;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONTACT EXAMINATION; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HUMAN; LUNG TUBERCULOSIS; MALE; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; SPAIN; TUBERCULOSIS; VITAMIN BLOOD LEVEL; VITAMIN D DEFICIENCY; BLOOD; COMPLICATION; INCIDENCE; MIDDLE AGED; PROPORTIONAL HAZARDS MODEL; RISK FACTOR; TUBERCULOSIS, PULMONARY; YOUNG ADULT;

ADULT; FEMALE; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROPORTIONAL HAZARDS MODELS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS; SPAIN; TUBERCULOSIS, PULMONARY; VITAMIN D; VITAMIN D DEFICIENCY; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84918781566     PISSN: 10273719     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5588/ijtld.14.0348     Document Type: Article

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