Pulmonary Tuberculosis and Delay in Anti-Tuberculous Treatment Are Important Risk Factors for Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease

OBJECTIVE: Tuberculosis (TB) remains the leading cause of death among infectious diseases worldwide. It has been suggested as an important risk factor of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), which is also a major cause of morbidity and mortality. This study investigated the impact of pulmon...

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Autores principales: Lee, Chih-Hsin, Lee, Ming-Chia, Lin, Hsien-Ho, Shu, Chin-Chung, Wang, Jann-Yuan, Lee, Li-Na, Chao, Kun-Mao
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Public Library of Science 2012
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Research Article
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3360660/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22662259
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0037978

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3360660/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22662259
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0037978

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