High prevalence of smoking among patients with suspected tuberculosis in South Africa

European Respiratory Journal

Volumn 38, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 139-146

  Brunet, L ^a   Pai, M ^a   Davids, V ^b,c   Ling, D ^a   Paradis, G ^a   Lenders, L ^b,c   Meldau, R ^b,c   Van Zyl Smit, R ^b,c   Calligaro, G ^b,c   Allwood, B ^b,c   Dawson, R ^b,c   Dheda, K ^b,c  

^a MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN   (South Africa)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Cotinine; Smoking; South Africa; Tobacco; Tuberculosis

Indexed keywords

COTININE;

ACCURACY; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BLOOD LEVEL; CONTROLLED STUDY; COTININE BLOOD LEVEL; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC TEST ACCURACY STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; LATENT TUBERCULOSIS; MALE; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SELF REPORT; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SMOKING; SOUTH AFRICA; TUBERCULOSIS;

ADULT; COTININE; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PREVALENCE; RISK FACTORS; SMOKING; SOUTH AFRICA; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TUBERCULOSIS;

EID: 79960167020     PISSN: 09031936     EISSN: 13993003     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1183/09031936.00137710     Document Type: Article

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