Meta-analysis of the prevalence of tuberculosis in diabetic patients and its association with cigarette smoking in African and Asian countries

Meta-analysis of the prevalence of tuberculosis in diabetic patients and its association with cigarette smoking in African and Asian countries

Abstract Objective This systematic review and meta-analysis was undertaken to estimate the prevalence of tuberculosis in diabetic patients and to determine the effect of cigarette smoking. Results A total of 15 studies was included in the meta-analysis. The pooled overall prevalence of tuberculosis...

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Main Authors: Fasil Wagnew, Setegn Eshetie, Animut Alebel, Getenet Dessie, Cheru Tesema, Amanuel Alemu Abajobir
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2018-05-01
Series:BMC Research Notes
Subjects:
Tuberculosis
Diabetes mellitus
Cigarette smoking
Systematic review and meta-analysis
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13104-018-3390-x

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