Poor validity of parent reading of skin test induration in a high risk population

Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal

Volumn 15, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 90-92

  Cheng, Tina L ^a   Ottolini, Mary ^a   Getson, Pamela ^a   Wolf, Muriel D ^a   Scheidt, Peter C ^a  

^a GEORGE WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE AND HEALTH SCIENCES   (United States)

Author keywords

anergy; purified protein derivative; skin test; tuberculin; Tuberculosis

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CANDIDA; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; HEALTH PROGRAM; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; PARENT COUNSELING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCREENING TEST; SKIN TEST; TUBERCULIN TEST; TUBERCULOSIS; TUBERCULOSIS CONTROL; UNITED STATES;

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; HUMANS; INFANT; PARENTS; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; RISK FACTORS; TUBERCULIN TEST;

EID: 0030045428     PISSN: 08913668     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00006454-199601000-00021     Document Type: Article

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