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Effect of maternal vitamin D(3) supplementation on maternal health, birth outcomes, and infant growth among HIV-infected Tanzanian pregnant women: study protocol for a randomized controlled trial

BACKGROUND: Vitamin D has significant immunomodulatory effects on both adaptive and innate immune responses. Observational studies indicate that adults infected with HIV with low vitamin D status may be at increased risk of mortality, pulmonary tuberculosis, and HIV disease progression. Growing obse...

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Autores principales: Sudfeld, Christopher R., Manji, Karim P., Duggan, Christopher P., Aboud, Said, Muhihi, Alfa, Sando, David M., Al-beity, Fadhlun M. Alwy, Wang, Molin, Fawzi, Wafaie W.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2017
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5584035/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28870263
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s13063-017-2157-3