ACOEM guidelines for protecting health care workers against tuberculosis

Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine

Volumn 40, Issue 9, 1998, Pages 765-767

  Raymond, Lawrence W ^a   Lockey, James E ^a   Velez, Henry ^a   Carson, Arch I ^a   Cowl, Clayton T ^a   Delclos, George L ^a   Fink, Jordan N ^a   Gerstenhaber, Brett J ^a   Harber, Philip I ^a   Holthouser, Michael G ^a   Horvath Jr , Edward P ^a   Jolly, Athena T ^a   Jones IV, Shadrach H ^a   Knackmuhs, Gary G ^a   Lewinsohn, Hilton C ^a   Lindesmith, Larry A ^a   Markham, Thomas N ^a   Rosenberg, David M ^a   Sherson, David ^a   Smith, Dorsett D ^a   Townsend, Mary ^a   more..

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Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ISONIAZID; TUBERCULIN; TUBERCULOSTATIC AGENT;

ARTICLE; DRUG RESISTANCE; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HUMAN; INFECTION CONTROL; INFECTION RISK; LUNG TUBERCULOSIS; MASK; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; ROOM VENTILATION; TUBERCULOSIS; VENTILATOR;

HEALTH PERSONNEL; HUMANS; INFECTION CONTROL; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASES; RISK ASSESSMENT; TUBERCULOSIS, MULTIDRUG-RESISTANT; TUBERCULOSIS, PULMONARY; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0031718171     PISSN: 10762752     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00043764-199809000-00003     Document Type: Article

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