TB and tobacco: epidemiological links and scope for joint action

J-P. Zellweger (Villars-Sur-Glâne, Switzerland)

Source: International Congress 2014 – ERS/WHO joint Hot Topic "Tuberculosis (TB), tobacco and mobile phones" followed by the official launch of the ERS/WHO framework on TB elimination
Disease area: Respiratory infections

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