Are healthcare workers in England and Wales at increased risk of tuberculosis?

BMJ

Volumn 313, Issue 7056, 1996, Pages 522-525

  Meredith, Sarah ^a   Watson, John M ^b   Citron, Kenneth M ^c   Cockcroft, Anne ^d   Darbyshire, Janet H ^e  

^a QUEEN MARY UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b PUBLIC HEALTH ENGLAND   (United Kingdom)

^c ROYAL BROMPTON HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^d ROYAL FREE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^e ROYAL FREE AND UNIVERSITY COLLEGE MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; ETHNIC GROUP; FEMALE; HEALTH PRACTITIONER; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MONITORING; NURSE; OCCUPATIONAL HAZARD; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; PHYSICIAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TUBERCULOSIS; UNITED KINGDOM;

DISEASE NOTIFICATION; ENGLAND; FEMALE; HEALTH PERSONNEL; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; MALE; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASES; RISK FACTORS; TUBERCULOSIS; TUBERCULOSIS, MULTIDRUG-RESISTANT; TUBERCULOSIS, PULMONARY; WALES;

EID: 0029814019     PISSN: 09598138     EISSN: 14685833     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bmj.313.7056.522     Document Type: Article

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