Undernutrition & tuberculosis in India: Situation analysis & the way forward

Undernutrition & tuberculosis in India: Situation analysis & the way forward

Undernutrition and tuberculosis (TB) are linked and have a bidirectional relationship. Undernutrition increases the risk of TB which in turn, can lead to malnutrition. Undernutrition not only is a risk factor for progression of latent TB infection to active disease, but also increases the risk of dr...

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Main Authors: C Padmapriyadarsini, M Shobana, M Lakshmi, T Beena, Soumya Swaminathan
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2016-01-01
Series:Indian Journal of Medical Research
Subjects:
Nutritional supplementation - risk factor - social support - tuberculosis - undernutrition
Online Access:http://www.ijmr.org.in/article.asp?issn=0971-5916;year=2016;volume=144;issue=1;spage=11;epage=20;aulast=Padmapriyadarsini

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