Smoked Tobacco, Air Pollution, and Tuberculosis in Lao PDR: Findings from a National Sample

In 2017, more than half of the global burden of incident tuberculosis (TB) came from the Western Pacific region. In Lao People’s Democratic Republic (PDR), the high rates of tobacco use and use of polluting biomass fuels for cooking (e.g., wood, charcoal, crop waste, dung) represent signif...

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Main Authors: Anne Berit Petersen, Natassia Muffley, Khamphithoun Somsamouth, Pramil N. Singh
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2019-08-01
Series:International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health
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Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/1660-4601/16/17/3059