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Editorial
. 2020 Jan 1;24(1):3-4.
doi: 10.5588/ijtld.19.0325.

Over the limit: tuberculosis and excessive alcohol use

C P Chaulk  1 , P K Moonan  2
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Editorial

Over the limit: tuberculosis and excessive alcohol use

C P Chaulk et al. Int J Tuberc Lung Dis. .
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Conflicts of interest: none declared.

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