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The reduction of tuberculosis risks by smoking cessation

BACKGROUND: Smoking is known to aggravate tuberculosis (TB), but such information has been ignored in clinical practice, as it was not thought to be relevant. The aim of this study is to assess the benefits of smoking cessation on TB mortality reduction. METHODS: The study attempts to quantify smoke...

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Autores principales: Wen, Chi-Pang, Chan, Ta-Chien, Chan, Hui-Ting, Tsai, Min-Kuang, Cheng, Ting-Yuang, Tsai, Shan-Pou
Formato: Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2010
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2891758/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20529257
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1471-2334-10-156