Addressing the tuberculosis (TB) and diabetes mellitus (DM) co-epidemic among TB patients in Luanda, Angola

Giulia Segafredo (Padova, Italy), Giulia Segafredo, Ugo Fedeli, Anna Maria Gnoni, Filippo Ferretti, Ludovico Corbuccio, Gianluca Quaglio, Luigi Andreoni, Andrea Atzori, Giovanni Putoto

Source: International Congress 2016 – Epidemiological aspects of tuberculosis and other respiratory conditions: from lung cancer to late-onset Pompe's disease
Disease area: Respiratory infections

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