Tuberculosis among health care workers in British Columbia

International Journal of Tuberculosis and Lung Disease

Volumn 2, Issue 11, 1998, Pages 898-903

  Pleszewski, B ^a   Fitzgerald, J Mark ^a,b  

^a MINISTRY OF HEALTH   (Canada)

^b MATER MISERICORDIAE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Ireland)

Author keywords

Health care workers; Tuberculosis

Indexed keywords

TUBERCULOSTATIC AGENT;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CANADA; CHEMOPROPHYLAXIS; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HUMAN; MALE; NURSE; PHYSIOTHERAPIST; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESIDENT; RISK FACTOR; SELF MEDICATION; TUBERCULOSIS;

ADULT; BCG VACCINE; BRITISH COLUMBIA; DEMOGRAPHY; FAMILY PRACTICE; FEMALE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HEALTH PERSONNEL; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMANS; INTERNSHIP AND RESIDENCY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NURSES; PHYSICAL THERAPY MODALITIES; RANDOM ALLOCATION; RISK FACTORS; TUBERCULIN TEST; TUBERCULOSIS;

EID: 0031735253     PISSN: 10273719     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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