How to approach the question of smoking in health units with a tuberculosis program in Brazil?

Background In Brazil, tuberculosis is a serious public health problem, every year approximately 70,000 new cases are reported and 4,500 deaths occur due to the disease. The major global guidelines on tuberculosis do not highlight the need for tobacco control to better control tuberculosis. In Brazi...

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Main Authors: Valéria Cunha, Vera Lúcia Borges, Ricardo Henrique Meirelles, Adriana Gomes, Maria Evangelista, Renata Lamy
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: European Publishing 2018-03-01
Series:Tobacco Induced Diseases
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Online Access:http://www.journalssystem.com/tid/How-to-approach-the-question-of-smoking-in-health-units-with-a-tuberculosis-program,84618,0,2.html