Biomass fuel use is a risk for pulmonary tuberculosis: Case control study

Ambreen Sahito (Karachi, Pakistan), Ambreen Sahito, Asaad Ahmed Nafees, Unaib Rabbani, Ambreen Kazi, Zafar Fatmi

Source: International Congress 2015 – Indoor air and ambient pollution
Session: Indoor air and ambient pollution
Session type: Poster Discussion
Number: 3413
Disease area: Respiratory infections

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Ambreen Sahito (Karachi, Pakistan), Ambreen Sahito, Asaad Ahmed Nafees, Unaib Rabbani, Ambreen Kazi, Zafar Fatmi. Biomass fuel use is a risk for pulmonary tuberculosis: Case control study. Eur Respir J 2015; 46: Suppl. 59, 3413

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