Latent tuberculosis infection and the risk of cancer: A nationwide population-based study

Vincent Yi-Fong Su (Taipei, Taiwan), Vincent Yi-Fong Su, Wei-Juin Su

Source: International Congress 2015 – Epidemiology of TB: deaths, co-morbidities, migration and children
Session: Epidemiology of TB: deaths, co-morbidities, migration and children
Session type: Thematic Poster Session
Number: 2714
Disease area: Respiratory infections

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