Smoking, iron, and tuberculosis

Lancet. 2003 Oct 11;362(9391):1243-4. doi: 10.1016/S0140-6736(03)14529-1.
No abstract available

Publication types

  • Comment
  • Comparative Study
  • Letter

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Africa / epidemiology
  • Humans
  • Incidence
  • India / epidemiology
  • Iron Overload / metabolism*
  • Iron Overload / physiopathology
  • Iron, Dietary / adverse effects
  • Macrophages / chemistry
  • Macrophages / metabolism
  • Macrophages / microbiology*
  • Mycobacterium tuberculosis / growth & development*
  • Pulmonary Alveoli / microbiology*
  • Pulmonary Alveoli / physiopathology
  • Smoking / metabolism
  • Smoking / physiopathology*
  • Tuberculosis, Pulmonary / epidemiology*
  • Tuberculosis, Pulmonary / microbiology
  • Tuberculosis, Pulmonary / physiopathology

Substances

  • Iron, Dietary