Obesity/overweight reduces the risk of active tuberculosis: a nationwide population-based cohort study in Taiwan

General Info

Geography

Taiwan (Province of China) (TWN)

Coverage type

Country

Time period covered

January, 2001 - December, 2009

Data type

Scientific literature

Keywords

Body mass index, Obesity, Tuberculosis

Citation

Authors

Yen YF, Hu HY, Lee YL, Ku PW, Lin IF, Chu D, Lai YJ

Journal

Int J Obes (Lond)

Pages

971-975

Publication year

2017

Suggested citation

Yen YF, Hu HY, Lee YL, Ku PW, Lin IF, Chu D, Lai YJ. Obesity/overweight reduces the risk of active tuberculosis: a nationwide population-based cohort study in Taiwan. Int J Obes (Lond). 2017; 41(6): 971-975.