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The potential impact and cost-effectiveness of tobacco reduction strategies for tuberculosis prevention in Canadian Inuit communities

BACKGROUND: Tuberculosis (TB) remains a significant public health problem in Canadian Inuit communities. In 2016, Canadian Inuit had an incidence rate 35 times the Canadian average. Tobacco use is an important risk factor for TB, and over 60% of Inuit adults smoke. We aimed to estimate changes in TB...

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Autores principales: N’Diaye, Dieynaba S., Nsengiyumva, Ntwali Placide, Uppal, Aashna, Oxlade, Olivia, Alvarez, Gonzalo G., Schwartzman, Kevin
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2019
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6360759/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30712513
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12916-019-1261-5