A risk/cost analysis of alternative screening intervals for occupational tuberculosis infection

American Industrial Hygiene Association Journal

Volumn 59, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 104-112

  Nicas, Mark ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Health care workers; Infection screening; Mycobacterium tuberculosis; Tuberculosis

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; TUBERCULOSTATIC AGENT;

ANTIBIOTIC PROPHYLAXIS; ARTICLE; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; MYCOBACTERIUM TUBERCULOSIS; OCCUPATIONAL LUNG DISEASE; RISK BENEFIT ANALYSIS; SCREENING; SKIN TEST; TUBERCULOSIS;

EID: 0031916212     PISSN: 00028894     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15428119891010361     Document Type: Article

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