Vitamin D in Early Childhood and the Effect on Immunity to Mycobacterium tuberculosis
A potential role for vitamin D as a therapeutic immunomodulator in tuberculosis (TB) has been recognised for over 150 years, but has only recently returned to the centre of the research arena due to the increasing awareness of the global vitamin D deficiency epidemic. As early as birth a child is of...
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Main Authors: | Anna Jane Battersby, Beate Kampmann, Sarah Burl |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Wiley
2012-01-01
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Series: | Clinical and Developmental Immunology |
Online Access: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2012/430972 |
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