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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BioMed Central
2010
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| Online Access: | http://irep.iium.edu.my/8303/ http://irep.iium.edu.my/8303/ http://irep.iium.edu.my/8303/ 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 |