Population Attributable Fraction of Smoking for Tuberculosis (TB) Disease Incidence and TB Mortality in High-Burden TB Countries
Background: Globally, there are 10 million new cases of tuberculosis (TB) disease annually and 95% of cases occur in low- and middle-income countries (LMIC). More than 1 billion people use tobacco, and 80% of tobacco users reside in LMIC. Smoking approximately doubles the risk of TB disease and is a...
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ScholarWorks @ Georgia State University
2017
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| Online Access: | http://scholarworks.gsu.edu/iph_theses/506 http://scholarworks.gsu.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1542&context=iph_theses |