Smokeless tobacco use among Tuberculosis patients in Karnataka, India: The need for cessation services.
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2012
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The National Medical Journal of India
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India is home to the largest population of patients with tuberculosis and tobacco users in the world. Smokeless tobacco use exceeds smoking and is increasing. There is no study to date that reports smokeless tobacco use before and after the diagnosis and treatment of tuberculosis. We assessed smokeless tobacco use among former patients of tuberculosis in Karnataka, India.
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Natl Med J India. 25;3;142-5