Vitamin D and HIV Progression among Tanzanian Adults Initiating Antiretroviral Therapy

Christopher R. Sudfeld; Molin Wang; Said Aboud; Edward L. Giovannucci; Ferdinand M. Mugusi; Wafaie W. Fawzi

doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0040036

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Vitamin D and HIV Progression among Tanzanian Adults Initiating Antiretroviral Therapy

Christopher R. Sudfeld ,

* E-mail: csudfeld@hsph.harvard.edu

Affiliation Department of Epidemiology, Harvard School of Public Health, Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
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Molin Wang,

Affiliation Department of Biostatistics, Harvard School of Public Health, Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
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Said Aboud,

Affiliation Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Muhimbili University of Health and Allied Sciences, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania
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Edward L. Giovannucci,

Affiliations Department of Epidemiology, Harvard School of Public Health, Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America, Department of Nutrition, Harvard School of Public Health, Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America, Channing Laboratory, Department of Medicine, Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
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Ferdinand M. Mugusi,

Affiliation Department of Internal Medicine, Muhimbili University of Health and Allied Sciences, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania
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Wafaie W. Fawzi

Affiliations Department of Epidemiology, Harvard School of Public Health, Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America, Department of Nutrition, Harvard School of Public Health, Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America, Department of Global Health and Population, Harvard School of Public Health, Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
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Vitamin D and HIV Progression among Tanzanian Adults Initiating Antiretroviral Therapy

Christopher R. Sudfeld,
Molin Wang,
Said Aboud,
Edward L. Giovannucci,
Ferdinand M. Mugusi,
Wafaie W. Fawzi

Published: June 29, 2012
https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0040036

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