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Editorial
. 2022 Aug;11(8):2480-2482.
doi: 10.21037/tcr-22-1904.

Clinical characteristics of patients simultaneously diagnosed with lung cancer and active pulmonary tuberculosis in countries where tuberculosis is moderately endemic

Yoshinori Uchida  1 , Kenzo Soejima  1
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Editorial

Clinical characteristics of patients simultaneously diagnosed with lung cancer and active pulmonary tuberculosis in countries where tuberculosis is moderately endemic

Yoshinori Uchida et al. Transl Cancer Res. 2022 Aug.
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Conflicts of Interest: Both authors have completed the ICMJE uniform disclosure form (available at https://tcr.amegroups.com/article/view/10.21037/tcr-22-1904/coif). The authors have no conflicts of interest to declare.

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