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Tobacco use patterns in tuberculosis patients with high rates of human immunodeficiency virus co-infection in South Africa

BACKGROUND: Tuberculosis (TB) patients who smoke tobacco are at an increased risk for adverse TB treatment outcomes. This study describes tobacco use patterns among newly diagnosed TB patients, their readiness to quit, and their beliefs about tobacco-related health effects in a high HIV-burden setti...

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Autores principales: Louwagie, Goedele MC, Ayo-Yusuf, Olalekan A
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2013
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4228453/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24172187
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1471-2458-13-1031