Diabetes and tuberculosis: the impact of the diabetes epidemic on tuberculosis incidence

• Hoofdauteurs: Lauer Jeremy A (Auteur), Williams Brian G (Auteur), Roglic Gojka (Auteur), Forouhi Nita G (Auteur), Stevenson Catherine R (Auteur), Dye Chirstopher (Auteur), Unwin Nigel (Auteur)
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• Gepubliceerd in: BMC, 2007-09-01T00:00:00Z.
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<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Tuberculosis (TB) remains a major cause of mortality in developing countries, and in these countries diabetes prevalence is increasing rapidly. Diabetes increases the risk of TB. Our aim was to assess the potential impact of diabetes...