The association between alcohol use, alcohol use disorders and tuberculosis (TB). A systematic review

• Main Authors: Room Robin (Author), Neuman Manuela G (Author), Samokhvalov Andriy V (Author), Rehm Jürgen (Author), Parry Charles (Author), Lönnroth Knut (Author), Patra Jayadeep (Author), Poznyak Vladimir (Author), Popova Svetlana (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2009-12-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
• Online Access: Connect to this object online.

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>In 2004, tuberculosis (TB) was responsible for 2.5% of global mortality (among men 3.1%; among women 1.8%) and 2.2% of global burden of disease (men 2.7%; women 1.7%). The present work portrays accumulated evidence on the association...