CGPH FACULTY: Lee Riley
DATE OF PUBLICATION: August 2013
REGION: South America (Brazil)
REFERENCE: Reis-Santos B, Gomes T, Macedo LR, Horta BL, Riley LW, Maciel EL. Prevalence and patterns of multimorbidity among tuberculosis patients in Brazil: a cross-sectional study. Int J Equity Health. 2013 Aug 20;12(1):61.
SUMMARY/ABSTRACT: The number of subjects with tuberculosis (TB) presenting with co-occurrence of multiple chronic medical conditions, or multimorbidity (MM) is increasing in Brazil. This manuscript aimed to characterize subjects with TB, according to their MM status and to analyse factors associated with TB treatment outcomes.
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