The SCIDOTS Project: Evidence of benefits of an integrated tobacco cessation intervention in tuberculosis care on treatment outcomes

• Main Authors: Syed Sulaiman Syed Azhar (Author), Abd Aziz Noorizan (Author), Mohamad Noordin Noorliza (Author), Nik Mohamed Mohamad Haniki (Author), Awaisu Ahmed (Author), Muttalif Abdul Razak (Author), Ahmad Mahayiddin Aziah (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2011-09-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>There is substantial evidence to support the association between tuberculosis (TB) and tobacco smoking and that the smoking-related immunological abnormalities in TB are reversible within six weeks of cessation. Therefore, connecting...