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Published in: Multidisciplinary Respiratory Medicine 6/2010

Open Access 01-12-2010 | Editorial

Women, immigration, poverty and tuberculosis

Authors: Lucio Casali, Mariano E Crapa

Published in: Multidisciplinary Respiratory Medicine | Issue 6/2010

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In December 2009 an information sheet [1] edited by WHO reported that, in 2008, 3.6 million women fell ill with tuberculosis (TB) and 700,000 women died from TB, including 200,000 with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) and TB. TB is the 3rd leading cause of death worldwide among women aged between 15 and 44 years. It should be noted that this range englobes both the reproductive and working age. TB is the 4th leading cause of death among women aged 10-19 years in low income countries. Once infected, women of reproductive age are more susceptible to developing TB than men of the same age. …
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Metadata
Title
Women, immigration, poverty and tuberculosis
Authors
Lucio Casali
Mariano E Crapa
Publication date
01-12-2010
Publisher
BioMed Central
Published in
Multidisciplinary Respiratory Medicine / Issue 6/2010
Electronic ISSN: 2049-6958
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1186/2049-6958-5-6-398

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