Vitamin D deficiency among pediatric osteoarticular tuberculosis patients
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Vitamin D deficiency in patients with tuberculosis.
OBJECTIVE To determine the frequency and association of Vitamin D deficiency in patients with tuberculosis. STUDY DESIGN Case control study. PLACE AND DURATION OF STUDY Medical Department, Combined Military Hospital, Kharian, from July 2010 to June 2012. METHODOLOGY One hundred and five outdoor patients of tuberculosis were selected with 255 gender matched controls. Tuberculosis was diagn...
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: Journal of Clinical Orthopaedics and Trauma
سال: 2016
ISSN: 0976-5662
DOI: 10.1016/j.jcot.2016.10.006