Tobacco use prevalence, knowledge, and attitudes among newly diagnosed tuberculosis patients in Penang State and Wilayah Persekutuan Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

Tobacco use prevalence, knowledge, and attitudes among newly diagnosed tuberculosis patients in Penang State and Wilayah Persekutuan Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

Background There is sufficient evidence to conclude that tobacco smoking is strongly linked to tuberculosis (TB) and a large proportion of TB patients may be active smokers. In addition, a previous analysis has suggested that a considerable proportion of the global burden of TB may be attributable...

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Main Authors: Awaisu, Ahmed, Nik Mohamed, Mohamad Haniki, Abd Aziz, Noorizan, Syed Sulaiman, Syed Azhar, Mohamad Noordin, Noorliza, Muttalif, Abdul Razak, Ahmad Mahayiddin, Aziah
Format: Article
Language:English
English
Published: BioMed Central 2010
Subjects:
RA Public aspects of medicine
RA0421 Public health. Hygiene. Preventive Medicine
RS Pharmacy and materia medica
Online Access:http://irep.iium.edu.my/8303/
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http://irep.iium.edu.my/8303/1/Haniki_tobacco_1617-9625-8-3.pdf
http://irep.iium.edu.my/8303/4/5._KA_of_new_TB_pts_on_tobacco.pdf

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http://irep.iium.edu.my/8303/1/Haniki_tobacco_1617-9625-8-3.pdf
http://irep.iium.edu.my/8303/4/5._KA_of_new_TB_pts_on_tobacco.pdf

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