Exposure to secondhand smoke and risk of tuberculosis: prospective cohort study.

BACKGROUND: Prospective evidence on the association between secondhand-smoke exposure and tuberculosis is limited. METHODS: We included 23,827 never smokers from two rounds (2001 and 2005) of Taiwan National Health Interview Survey. Information on exposure to secondhand smoke at home as well as othe...

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Main Authors: Hsien-Ho Lin, Yi-Ting Chiang, Jen-Hsiang Chuang, Shiang-Lin Yang, Hsing-Yi Chang, Majid Ezzati, Megan Murray
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2013-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3808396?pdf=render