Vitamin D and tuberculosis: Is a change in Public Heath Policy needed?
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TB, Vitamin D, MDR-TB, XDR-TB.Abstract
The WHO reported 9.4 million incident cases of Tuberculosis (TB) / Phthisis(Greek) in 2008 and accounts for nearly two million deaths each year. Thenew threats of MDR-TB and XDR-TB over the last decade have resulted in anincrease in immigrant screening in Western countries and a renewed interestin Vitamin D deficiency and its association with TB.Downloads
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Nazareth, D., & Davies, P. (2011). Vitamin D and tuberculosis: Is a change in Public Heath Policy needed?. Pakistan Journal of Chest Medicine, 17(2). Retrieved from http://pjcm.net/index.php/pjcm/article/view/128
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