Cigarette smoking as a risk factor for tuberculosis in young adults: A case-control study

Tubercle and Lung Disease

Volumn 77, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 112-116

  Alcaide, J ^a,d   Altet, M N ^b   Plans, P ^a   Parron I ^a   Folguera, Ll ^c   Salto E ^a   Dominguez A ^a   Pardell, H ^a   Salleras, Ll ^a  

^a GENERALITAT DE CATALUNYA   (Spain)

^b Ctr Prevencio I Contr T   (Spain)

^c Folgueralab S A   (Spain)

^d AGÈNCIA DE SALUT PÚBLICA DE BARCELONA   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE; ARTICLE; BACTERIOLOGY; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; CIGARETTE SMOKING; CLINICAL EXAMINATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOSE RESPONSE; FEMALE; GENDER; HUMAN; LUNG TUBERCULOSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; MYCOBACTERIUM TUBERCULOSIS; QUESTIONNAIRE; RADIODIAGNOSIS; RISK FACTOR; SOCIAL STATUS; TUBERCULIN TEST;

EID: 0029875535     PISSN: 09628479     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0962-8479(96)90024-6     Document Type: Article

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