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Tobacco smoking and tuberculosis treatment outcomes: a prospective cohort study in Georgia

OBJECTIVE: To assess the effect of tobacco smoking on the outcome of tuberculosis treatment in Tbilisi, Georgia. METHODS: We conducted a prospective cohort study of adults with laboratory-confirmed tuberculosis from May 2011 to November 2013. History of tobacco smoking was collected using a standard...

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Autores principales: Gegia, Medea, Magee, Matthew J, Kempker, Russell R, Kalandadze, Iagor, Chakhaia, Tsira, Golub, Jonathan E, Blumberg, Henry M
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: World Health Organization 2015
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4450709/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26240460
http://dx.doi.org/10.2471/BLT.14.147439