Pulmonary tuberculosis incidence and risk factors in rural areas of China: a cohort study.

The incidence of tuberculosis (TB) and its risk factors in China remains unclear. This study examined TB incidence and relative risk factors in rural areas of China. Participants (n = 177,529) were recruited in Xiangtan County (in the central area of China) and in Danyang County (in the eastern area...

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Main Authors: Wei Chen, Wen Shu, Min Wang, Yongchun Hou, Yinyin Xia, Weiguo Xu, Liqiong Bai, Shaofa Nie, Shiming Cheng, Yihua Xu
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2013-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3595232?pdf=render