Factors associated with retreatment tuberculosis in Tshwane, South Africa: the role of tobacco smoking
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Goedele Louwagie, DMed, MMed, Senior Lecturer and Senior Specialist Public Health Medicine, School of Health Systems and Public Health, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Pretoria Olalekan Ayo-Yusuf, BDS, MPH, PhD, Director Dean/Director’s Office, School of Oral Health Sciences, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Limpopo, Medunsa Campus Director, Southern Africa Resilient Africa Innovation Laboratory, Grant Recipient American Cancer Society E-mail: [email protected]
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