Tuberculosis burden attributable to smoking in China 1990–2021 and projections to 2040: A secondary analysis of GBD 2021 data
INTRODUCTION Smoking is a well-established modifiable risk factor for tuberculosis (TB). However, the evolving smoking-attributable TB burden in China remains to be fully characterized. The objective was to examine temporal trends in the smoking-attributable TB burden in China from 1990 to 2021. METHODS A secondary ana...