Personal respiratory protection against Mycobacterium tuberculosis

Clinics in Chest Medicine

Volumn 18, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 1-17

  Fennelly, K P ^a  

^a NATIONAL JEWISH MEDICAL AND RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; INFECTION PREVENTION; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT; REVIEW; SURGICAL MASK; TUBERCULOSIS; VENTILATOR; WORKPLACE;

EID: 0030893692     PISSN: 02725231     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0272-5231(05)70352-X     Document Type: Article

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