Tuberculosis control in health care

Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology

Volumn 17, Issue 12, 1996, Pages 819-827

  Pugliese, Gina ^a   Tapper, Michael L ^b  

^a Sullivan Kelly and Associates   (United States)

^b LENOX HILL HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CROSS INFECTION; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; GOVERNMENT; HUMAN; INFECTION CONTROL; METHODOLOGY; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE; REVIEW; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; TUBERCULOSIS; UNITED STATES;

CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION (U.S.); CROSS INFECTION; GUIDELINES; HUMANS; INFECTION CONTROL; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTORS; TUBERCULOSIS; UNITED STATES; UNITED STATES OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH ADMINISTRATION;

EID: 0030347310     PISSN: 0899823X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/30141179     Document Type: Article

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