A consistent log-linear relationship between tuberculosis incidence and body mass index.

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Published in Int J Epidemiol on October 09, 2009

Authors

Knut Lönnroth1, Brian G Williams, Peter Cegielski, Christopher Dye

Author Affiliations

1: World Health Organization, Stop TB Department, Geneva, Switzerland. lonnrothk@who.int

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