Does relationship exist between severity of vitamin D deficiency and development of active TB?

A.T. Sahal, J. Das, S. Agarwal, K. Singh, M. Dedicoat, A. Turner, H. Kunst (Birmingham, United Kingdom)

Source: Annual Congress 2012 - Tuberculosis: clinical findings I
Session: Tuberculosis: clinical findings I
Session type: Thematic Poster Session
Number: 2577
Disease area: Respiratory infections

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