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Hypovitaminosis D Is Common among Pulmonary Tuberculosis Patients in Tanzania but Is Not Explained by the Acute Phase Response

Published:2008-12-01 Issue:12 Volume:138 Page:2474-2480
ISSN:0022-3166
Container-title:The Journal of Nutrition
language:en
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Author:

Friis Henrik¹,Range Nyagosya²,Pedersen Marianne L.¹,Mølgaard Christian¹,Changalucha John³,Krarup Henrik⁴,Magnussen Pascal⁵,Søborg Christian⁶,Andersen Åse B.⁶

Affiliation:

1. Department of Human Nutrition, Faculty of Life Sciences, University of Copenhagen, 1958 Frederiksberg, Denmark

2. National Institute for Medical Research, Muhimbili Medical Research Centre, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania

3. National Institute for Medical Research, Mwanza Medical Research Centre, Mwanza, Tanzania

4. Department of Clinical Biochemistry, Aalborg University Hospital, 9100 Aalborg, Denmark

5. DBL–Centre for Health Research and Development, Department of Veterinary Pathobiology, Faculty of Life Sciences, University of Copenhagen, 1958 Frederiksberg, Denmark

6. Department of Infectious Diseases, Rigshospitalet, University of Copenhagen, 2100 Copenhagen, Denmark

Publisher

Oxford University Press (OUP)

Subject

Nutrition and Dietetics,Medicine (miscellaneous)

Link

http://academic.oup.com/jn/article-pdf/138/12/2474/24056347/2474.pdf

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