Vitamin D deficiency among newly diagnosed tuberculosis patients and their household contacts: a comparative cross-sectional study
Abstract Background Recent studies suggest that the incidence and severity of tuberculosis is associated with low levels of vitamin D. Even though individuals living in Ethiopia have a high exposure to sunlight which is a source of vitamin D, tuberculosis is still one of the major causes of morbidit...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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BMC
2017-06-01
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| Series: | Archives of Public Health |
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| Online Access: | http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13690-017-0195-7 |