Smoking and tuberculosis among silicotic patients

European Respiratory Journal

Volumn 29, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 745-750

  Leung, C C ^a,c   Yew, W W ^b   Law, W S ^a   Tam, C M ^a   Leung, M ^a   Chung, Y W ^a   Cheung, K W ^a   Chan, K W ^b   Fu, F ^a  

^a DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH   (Hong Kong)

^b GRANTHAM HOSPITAL   (Hong Kong)

^c Pneumoconiosis Clinic   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Cohort study; Smoking; Tuberculosis

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM CULTURE; BODY MASS; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; FEMALE; HIGH RISK PATIENT; HONG KONG; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; LUNG TUBERCULOSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MULTIPLE REGRESSION; MYCOBACTERIUM TUBERCULOSIS; PATHOGENESIS; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROPORTIONAL HAZARDS MODEL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; RISK REDUCTION; SMOKING; SMOKING CESSATION; TUBERCULIN TEST;

AGE FACTORS; AGED; BODY MASS INDEX; COHORT STUDIES; COMORBIDITY; HUMANS; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROPORTIONAL HAZARDS MODELS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS; SILICOSIS; SMOKING; TUBERCULOSIS;

EID: 34147105533     PISSN: 09031936     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1183/09031936.00134706     Document Type: Article

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