Tuberculosis and noncommunicable diseases: neglected links and missed opportunities
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Tuberculosis and noncommunicable diseases: neglected links and missed opportunities.
Globally, the incidence of tuberculosis (TB) is declining very slowly, and the noncommunicable disease (NCD) burden for many countries is steadily increasing. Several NCDs, such as diabetes mellitus, alcohol use disorders and smoking-related conditions, are responsible for a significant proportion of TB cases globally, and in the European region, represent a larger attributable fraction for TB ...
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عنوان ژورنال: European Respiratory Journal
سال: 2010
ISSN: 0903-1936,1399-3003
DOI: 10.1183/09031936.00084310