Diabetes-related tuberculosis in the Middle East: an urgent need for regional research
Objectives: Diabetes mellitus (DM) triples the risk of tuberculosis (TB) disease, complicates TB treatment, and increases the risk of a poor TB outcome. As DM prevalence is increasing across the Middle East, this review was performed to identify regional gaps in knowledge and research priorities for...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Elsevier
2015-11-01
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Series: | International Journal of Infectious Diseases |
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Online Access: | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1201971215002209 |