Shayo, Festo K. http://orcid.org/0000-0001-5096-9379
Lutale, Janet
Article History
Received: 11 December 2017
Accepted: 20 July 2018
First Online: 31 July 2018
Ethics approval and consent to participate
: Ethical clearance for the study was obtained from the Muhimbili University of Health and Allied Sciences Senate Research and Publication Committee. Permission to conduct the study was obtained from the Muhimbili National Hospital department of research. A written informed consent was obtained from all study participants and confidentiality was observed. Patients identified with a risk of extra-pulmonary comorbidity were referred to an appropriate discipline for further management.
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