Diabetes is a risk factor for tuberculosis in the Inuit population of Greenland

Stine Byberg, Bolette Soborg, Mikael Andersson, Peter Bjerregaard, Marit E. Jørgensen

Source: Eur Respir J 2012; 40: 1289-1291
Journal Issue: November
Disease area: Respiratory infections

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