Tuberculosis in South Asia: a tide in the affairs of men
Abstract Background Tuberculosis (TB) remains the most common cause of infectious disease deaths worldwide. What is perhaps less appreciated is that the caseload of tuberculosis patients in South Asia is staggering. South Asia has almost 40% of the global TB burden with 4,028,165 cases in 2015. This...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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PAGEPress Publications
2018-03-01
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Series: | Multidisciplinary Respiratory Medicine |
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Online Access: | http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s40248-018-0122-y |