Cargando…

Tobacco Use or Body Mass – Do They Predict Tuberculosis Mortality in Mumbai, India? Results from a Population-Based Cohort Study

Tobacco use and under-nutrition are major public health concerns and tuberculosis is a major cause of morbidity and mortality in India. Using a cohort of 148,173 persons (recruited 1991–1997 and followed-up 1997–2003) the joint effects of tobacco use and BMI on tuberculosis mortality was studied. To...

Descripción completa

Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores principales: Pednekar, Mangesh S., Hakama, Matti, Gupta, Prakash C.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Public Library of Science 2012
Materias:
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3407144/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22848354
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0039443