Tuberculosis and the health care worker: A historical perspective

Annals of Internal Medicine

Volumn 120, Issue 1, 1994, Pages 71-79

  Sepkowitz, Kent A ^a  

^a WEILL CORNELL MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

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Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HISTORY; HISTORY OF MEDICINE; HUMAN; LUNG TUBERCULOSIS; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; TUBERCULIN TEST; UNITED STATES;

DISEASE TRANSMISSION, PATIENT-TO-PROFESSIONAL; HEALTH PERSONNEL; HISTORY OF MEDICINE, 18TH CENT.; HISTORY OF MEDICINE, 19TH CENT.; HISTORY OF MEDICINE, 20TH CENT.; HISTORY OF MEDICINE, ANCIENT; HUMAN; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; SUPPORT, U.S. GOV'T, P.H.S.; TUBERCULIN TEST; TUBERCULOSIS, PULMONARY; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0028120252     PISSN: 00034819     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.7326/0003-4819-120-1-199401010-00012     Document Type: Review

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