Association of Serum Vitamin D Levels with Bacterial Load in Pulmonary Tuberculosis Patients |
Yuvaraj, B.
(Department of Biochemistry, Jawaharlal Institute of Postgraduate Medical Education & Research (JIPMER))
Sridhar, M.G. (Department of Biochemistry, Jawaharlal Institute of Postgraduate Medical Education & Research (JIPMER)) Kumar, S. Vinod (Department of Pulmonary Medicine, Jawaharlal Institute of Postgraduate Medical Education & Research (JIPMER)) Kadhiravan, T. (Department of Medicine, Jawaharlal Institute of Postgraduate Medical Education & Research (JIPMER)) |
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