The association between alcohol use, alcohol use disorders and tuberculosis (TB). A systematic review

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>In 2004, tuberculosis (TB) was responsible for 2.5% of global mortality (among men 3.1%; among women 1.8%) and 2.2% of global burden of disease (men 2.7%; women 1.7%). The present work portrays accumulated evidence on the association...

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Main Authors: Room Robin, Neuman Manuela G, Samokhvalov Andriy V, Rehm Jürgen, Parry Charles, Lönnroth Knut, Patra Jayadeep, Poznyak Vladimir, Popova Svetlana
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2009-12-01
Series:BMC Public Health
Online Access:http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2458/9/450