Prevalence and risk factors of active pulmonary tuberculosis among elderly people in China: a population based cross-sectional study

• Main Authors: Can-You Zhang (Author), Fei Zhao (Author), Yin-Yin Xia (Author), Yan-Ling Yu (Author), Xin Shen (Author), Wei Lu (Author), Xiao-Meng Wang (Author), Jin Xing (Author), Jian-Jun Ye (Author), Jian-Wei Li (Author), Fei-Ying Liu (Author), Jian-Lin Wu (Author), Lin Xu (Author), Hui Zhang (Author), Jun Cheng (Author), Li-Xia Wang (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2019-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background The problem of population aging is a critical public health concern in modern China, and more tuberculosis (TB) control efforts are needed to reach elderly people at high priority. In this study, we aim to determine the prevalence and identify the risk factors of TB among elderly...