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Characteristics and Determinants of Treatment Default Among Smokers With Tuberculosis in an Industrial State of Malaysia: A Registry-based Study of the Years 2013-2017

2021-09-15

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<h4>Background: </h4> The increased risk of treatment default among smokers raises concern over the secondary spread within the community. This study aimed to determine the prevalence and factors associated with treatment default among TB patients who smoke. <h4>Methods: </h4>: A retrospective cohort of all registered TB patients who smoke in the state of Selangor between 2013 and 2017 via the Malaysian National M...

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70532b51-b6b3-574d-9ac1-1917d078431d
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10.21203/rs.3.rs-823584/v1
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