Control and prevention of tuberculosis in the United Kingdom: Code of practice 2000

Thorax

Volumn 55, Issue 11, 2000, Pages 887-901

  Ormerod, P ^a   Cockcroft, A ^a,j   Drobniewski, F ^a,g   Leese, J ^a,k   Skinner, C ^b   Moore Gillon, J ^c   Davies, P ^d   Connolly, M ^e   Gleissberg, V ^f   Watson, J ^g   Pozniak, A ^h   Gelletlie, R ⁱ  

^a ROYAL BLACKBURN HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b BIRMINGHAM HEARTLANDS HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^c ST BARTHOLOMEW S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^d UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL AINTREE   (United Kingdom)

^e Birmingham Chest Clinic   (United Kingdom)

^f Chest Clinic   (United Kingdom)

^g PUBLIC HEALTH ENGLAND   (United Kingdom)

^h CHELSEA AND WESTMINSTER HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

ⁱ Public Health Medicine Environmental Group   (United Kingdom)

^j ROYAL FREE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^k Department of Health ^*  (United Kingdom)

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Author keywords

BTS guidelines; Code of practice; Tuberculosis

Indexed keywords

BCG VACCINATION; HEALTH PROGRAM; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; INFECTION CONTROL; INFECTION PREVENTION; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; TUBERCULOSIS; UNITED KINGDOM;

AEROSPACE MEDICINE; ANIMALS; BCG VACCINE; CATTLE; CONTACT TRACING; CROSS INFECTION; DISEASE OUTBREAKS; GREAT BRITAIN; HEALTH PERSONNEL; HOMELESS PERSONS; HUMANS; MASS SCREENING; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASES; PRACTICE GUIDELINES; RISK FACTORS; SCHOOL HEALTH SERVICES; TUBERCULOSIS; TUBERCULOSIS, BOVINE;

EID: 0033763648     PISSN: 00406376     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/thorax.55.11.887     Document Type: Review

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