Population aging and trends of pulmonary tuberculosis incidence in the elderly
Abstract Background To explore population aging and the epidemic trend of pulmonary tuberculosis (PTB) in the elderly, and provide a basis for the prevention and control of pulmonary tuberculosis among the elderly. Methods We collected clinical information of 239,707 newly active PTB patients in Sha...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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BMC
2021-03-01
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| Series: | BMC Infectious Diseases |
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| Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1186/s12879-021-05994-z |