Assessing the validity of tuberculin skin test readings by trained professionals and patients

Chest

Volumn 116, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 104-106

  Ozuah, Philip O ^a,b   Burton, William ^a   Lerro, Keith A ^a   Rosenstock, Jordan ^a   Mulvihill, Michael ^a  

^a ALBERT EINSTEIN COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b MONTEFIORE MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Mantoux purified protein derivative; Self assessment; Tuberculin skin test; Tuberculosis

Indexed keywords

TUBERCULIN;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HUMAN; INJECTION SITE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE; RELIABILITY; RISK ASSESSMENT; SELF EVALUATION; SKIN TEST; TRAINING; TUBERCULIN TEST; TUBERCULOSIS; VALIDATION PROCESS;

EID: 0032802886     PISSN: 00123692     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1378/chest.116.1.104     Document Type: Article

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