Risk Factors for Tuberculosis in Elderly: Prevalence and Population-attributable Risk.
Introduction: Undernourishment, alcohol use, smoking, diabetes, and HIV are the known risk factors for tuberculosis (TB) with a high population-attributable fraction. Of the total TB cases notified in India, one-fifth are among the elderly, and malnutrition is the most common cause. To estimate the...
| Publicado en: | Indian Journal of Community Medicine Vol. 51; no. 3; pp. 568 - 573 |
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| Formato: | research tables/charts Journal Article |
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Wolters Kluwer India Pvt Ltd
May/Jun2026
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