Vitamin E supplementation may transiently increase tuberculosis risk in males who smoke heavily and have high dietary vitamin C intake--comments by Hernández-Garduño.
British Columbia Centre for Disease Control, TB Control, 655 W 12th Avenue, Vancouver, BC V5Z 4R4, Canada. eduardo.hernandez@bccdc.ca
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D001205:Ascorbic Acid / Q000008:administration & dosage*; D015982:Bias; D019587:Dietary Supplements / Q000009:adverse effects*; D006801:Humans; D012907:Smoking / Q000009:adverse effects*; D014376:Tuberculosis / Q000209:etiology*; D014810:Vitamin E / Q000009:adverse effects*
D014810:Vitamin E; D001205:Ascorbic Acid