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Vitamin D Deficiency in Medical Patients at a Central Hospital in Malawi: A Comparison with TB Patients from a Previous Study

OBJECTIVES: To determine the prevalence of vitamin D deficiency (VDD) in adult medical, non-tuberculous (non-TB) patients. To investigate associations with VDD. To compare the results with a similar study in TB patients at the same hospital. DESIGN: Cross-sectional sample. SETTING: Central hospital...

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Autores principales:	Mastala, Yamikani, Nyangulu, Phempo, Banda, Rodrick V., Mhemedi, Bongani, White, Sarah A., Allain, Theresa J.
Formato:	Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:	English
Publicado:	Public Library of Science 2013
Materias:	Research Article
Acceso en línea:	https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3610862/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23555614 http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0059017

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