Smoking and tuberculosis in Hong Kong

International Journal of Tuberculosis and Lung Disease

Volumn 7, Issue 10, 2003, Pages 980-986

  Leung, Chi C ^a,d   Yew, W W ^b   Chan, C K ^a   Tam, C M ^a   Lam, C W ^c   Chang, K C ^a   Chau, C H ^b   Lau, K S ^c   Law, W S ^a  

^a DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH   (Hong Kong)

^b GRANTHAM HOSPITAL   (Hong Kong)

^c RUTTONJEE HOSPITAL   (Hong Kong)

^d Shaukiwan Jockey Club Clinic   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Male; Older; Smoking; Tuberculosis

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE; AGED; ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; COUGHING; DRUG ABUSE; DYSPNEA; EXTRAPULMONARY TUBERCULOSIS; FEMALE; GENDER; HONG KONG; HUMAN; INFECTION RISK; LUNG CAVITY; LUNG TUBERCULOSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MANTEL HAENSZEL TEST; MILIARY TUBERCULOSIS; MULTIVARIATE LOGISTIC REGRESSION ANALYSIS; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REGISTRATION; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; SMOKING; SPUTUM CULTURE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; FEMALE; HONG KONG; HUMANS; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; SMOKING; TUBERCULOSIS;

EID: 0141929312     PISSN: 10273719     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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