Pulmonary tuberculosis and delay in anti-tuberculous treatment are important risk factors for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.

OBJECTIVE: Tuberculosis (TB) remains the leading cause of death among infectious diseases worldwide. It has been suggested as an important risk factor of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), which is also a major cause of morbidity and mortality. This study investigated the impact of pulmon...

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Hauptverfasser:	Chih-Hsin Lee, Ming-Chia Lee, Hsien-Ho Lin, Chin-Chung Shu, Jann-Yuan Wang, Li-Na Lee, Kun-Mao Chao
Format:	Artigo
Sprache:	Inglês
Veröffentlicht:	Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2012-01-01
Schriftenreihe:	PLoS ONE
Online-Zugang:	http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3360660?pdf=render
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