Smoking and Opportunistic Infections Contribute to High Rates of Respiratory Symptoms Among HIV-Infected Smokers
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Guillermo Ruiz-Palacios, MD, FIDSA; Infectious Diseases, Instituto Nacional de Ciencias Medicas y Nutricion Salvador Zburian, Mexico City, Mexico, Infectious Diseases, Instituto Nacional de Ciencias Medicas y Nutricion Salvador Zubiran, Mexico City, Mexico, Infectious Diseases, Instituto Nacional de Ciencias Medicas y Nutrición Salvador Zubirán, Mexico City, Mexico, Escuela De Medicina, Instituto Tecnologico de Monterrey, Campus Guadalajara, Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico, Hospital Epidemiology and Medical Care Quality Control, Instituto Nacional de Ciencias Médicas y Nutrición Salvador Zubirán, Mexico City, Mexico, Comisión Coordinadora de los Institutos Nacionales de Salud y Hospitales de Alta Especialidad, Mexico City, Mexico
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