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COPD and the Risk of Tuberculosis - A Population-Based Cohort Study
BACKGROUND: Both chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) and tuberculosis (TB) primarily affect the lungs and are major causes of morbidity and mortality worldwide. COPD and TB have common risk factors such as smoking, low socioeconomic status and dysregulation of host defence functions. COPD i...
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Formato: | Texto |
Lenguaje: | English |
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Public Library of Science
2010
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2854124/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20405056 http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0010138 |