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An intervention to stop smoking among patients suspected of TB - evaluation of an integrated approach

BACKGROUND: In many low- and middle-income countries, where tobacco use is common, tuberculosis is also a major problem. Tobacco use increases the risk of developing tuberculosis, secondary mortality, poor treatment compliance and relapses. In countries with TB epidemic, even a modest relative risk...

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Autores principales: Siddiqi, Kamran, Khan, Amir, Ahmad, Maqsood, Shafiq-ur-Rehman
Formato: Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2010
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2850346/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20338041
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1471-2458-10-160