The global dynamics of diabetes and tuberculosis: the impact of migration and policy implications

•The convergence of diabetes and tuberculosis is a public health challenge.•Migration may add complexity to the efforts to control tuberculosis and diabetes.•The prevalence of diabetes may be higher in migrants than in native persons with tuberculosis.•Among diabetics, the risk of tuberculosis may b...

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Published in:	International journal of infectious diseases Vol. 56; no. C; pp. 45 - 53
Main Authors:	Girardi, Enrico, Sañé Schepisi, Monica, Goletti, Delia, Bates, Matthew, Mwaba, Peter, Yeboah-Manu, Dorothy, Ntoumi, Francine, Palmieri, Fabrizio, Maeurer, Markus, Zumla, Alimuddin, Ippolito, Giuseppe
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	Canada Elsevier Ltd 01.03.2017 Elsevier
Subjects:	Communicable diseases Diabetes Diabetes Mellitus - epidemiology Forecasting Human Migration Humans Infectious Disease Migrants Prevalence Public Health Public Policy Pulmonary/Respiratory Tuberculosis Tuberculosis, Pulmonary - epidemiology Tuberculosis Migrants Diabetes Communicable diseases
ISSN:	1201-9712, 1878-3511, 1878-3511
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