Tuberculosis screening in private physicians' offices, Pennsylvania, 1996

American Journal of Preventive Medicine

Volumn 16, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 178-181

  Schulte, Joann M ^a   Moore, Marisa ^a   Kistler, Vickie ^b   Margraf, Paula ^b   Christman, Regina ^c   Valway, Sarah E ^a   Onorato, Ida M ^a   Stader, Barbara ^b  

^a CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION   (United States)

^b Bureau of Health   (United States)

^c Sacred Heart Hospital   (United States)

Author keywords

Pediatric patients; Screening; TB skin testing; Tuberculosis

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DISEASE CONTROL; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFECTION PREVENTION; MALE; PEDIATRICS; PRIVATE PRACTICE; SCREENING; SKIN TEST; TUBERCULIN TEST; TUBERCULOSIS;

CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FAMILY PRACTICE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MASS SCREENING; PEDIATRICS; PENNSYLVANIA; PHYSICIAN'S PRACTICE PATTERNS; PRIVATE PRACTICE; QUESTIONNAIRES; TUBERCULIN TEST; TUBERCULOSIS, PULMONARY;

EID: 0033120331     PISSN: 07493797     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0749-3797(98)00155-X     Document Type: Article

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