Tuberculosis risk after exposure on airplanes

Tubercle and Lung Disease

Volumn 77, Issue 5, 1996, Pages 414-419

  Miller, M A ^a   Valway, S ^b   Onorato, I M ^b  

^a CENTERS FOR DIS CONTR AND PREV   (United States)

^b CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AIRCRAFT; AIRPLANE CREW; ARTICLE; BCG VACCINATION; CHILD; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFECTION RISK; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; SCHOOL CHILD; TUBERCULIN TEST; TUBERCULOSIS;

EID: 0029838304     PISSN: 09628479     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0962-8479(96)90113-6     Document Type: Article

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