Vitamin D status and risk of incident tuberculosis disease: A nested case-control study, systematic review, and individual-participant data meta-analysis.
<h4>Background</h4>Few studies have evaluated the association between preexisting vitamin D deficiency and incident tuberculosis (TB). We assessed the impact of baseline vitamins D levels on TB disease risk.<h4>Methods and findings</h4>We assessed the association between base...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Public Library of Science (PLoS)
2019-09-01
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Series: | PLoS Medicine |
Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pmed.1002907 |