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Tuberculosis
Studies from K.E. Nnoaham and colleagues reveal new findings on tuberculosis
April 1st, 2008
" To explore the association between low serum vitamin D and risk of active tuberculosis in humans. Systematic review and meta-analysis," scientists writing in the International Journal of Epidemiology report. "Data sources Observational studies published between 1980 and July 2006 (identified through Medline) that examined the association between low serum vitamin D and risk of active tuberculosis. For the review, seven papers were eligible from 151 identified in the search. The pooled effect size in random effects meta-analysis was 0.68 with 95 CI 0.430.93. This medium to large effect represents a probability of 70 that a healthy individual would have higher...
Source: TB & Outbreaks Week (2008-04-01)
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