Vitamin D deficiency: A potential risk factor for Clostridium difficile infection

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Youssef, Dima [1 ]
Grant, William B. [2 ]
Peiris, Alan N. [3 ,4 ]
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[1] Sunlight Nutr & Hlth Res Ctr, Dept Internal Med, Div Infect Dis, San Francisco, CA 94164 USA
[2] Sunlight Nutr & Hlth Res Ctr, San Francisco, CA 94164 USA
[3] Mt Home VAMC, Dept Med, Mountain Home, TN USA
[4] East Tennessee State Univ, Dept Med, Johnson City, TN 37614 USA
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RISK MANAGEMENT AND HEALTHCARE POLICY | 2012年 / 5卷
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10.2147/RMHP.S36781
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R19 [保健组织与事业(卫生事业管理)];
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