Pulmonary Tuberculosis and Delay in Anti-Tuberculous Treatment Are Important Risk Factors for Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease

• Chih-Hsin Lee,

  Affiliations Graduate Institute of Biomedical Electronics and Bioinformatics, National Taiwan University, Taipei, Taiwan, Department of Internal Medicine, Buddhist Tzu Chi General Hospital, Taipei Branch, New Taipei, Taiwan, School of Medicine, Tzu Chi University, Hualien, Taiwan

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• Ming-Chia Lee,

  Affiliation Department of Pharmacy, Buddhist Tzu Chi General Hospital, Taipei Branch, New Taipei, Taiwan

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• Hsien-Ho Lin,

  Affiliation Graduate Institute of Epidemiology and Preventive Medicine, National Taiwan University, Taipei, Taiwan

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• Chin-Chung Shu,

  Affiliations Department of Traumatology, National Taiwan University Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan, Department of Internal Medicine, National Taiwan University Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan

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• Jann-Yuan Wang ,

  * E-mail: jywang@ntu.edu.tw

  Affiliation Department of Internal Medicine, National Taiwan University Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan

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• Li-Na Lee,

  Affiliation Department of Laboratory Medicine, National Taiwan University Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan

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• Kun-Mao Chao

  Affiliation Graduate Institute of Biomedical Electronics and Bioinformatics, National Taiwan University, Taipei, Taiwan

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