Effect of cigarette smoking on sputum smear conversion in adults with active pulmonary tuberculosis.

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Published in Respir Med on April 01, 2005

Authors

A T Abal1, B Jayakrishnan, S Parwer, A El Shamy, E Abahussain, P N Sharma

Author Affiliations

1: Department of Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Kuwait University, P.O. Box 24923, Safat 13110, Kuwait.

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