Alcohol consumption as a risk factor for tuberculosis: meta-analyses and burden of disease

Sameer Imtiaz, Kevin D. Shield, Michael Roerecke, Andriy V. Samokhvalov, Knut Lönnroth, Jürgen Rehm

Source: Eur Respir J, 50 (1) 1700216; 10.1183/13993003.00216-2017
Journal Issue: July
Disease area: Respiratory infections

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