Tuberculosis among health care workers during three recent decades

European Respiratory Journal

Volumn 15, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 304-307

  Raitio, M ^a,b   Tala, E ^a  

^a TURKU UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Finland)

^b Paimio Hospital   (Finland)

Author keywords

Health care workers; Tuberculosis incidence; Tuberculosis risk

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ARTICLE; FINLAND; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INFECTION RISK; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASE; OCCUPATIONAL HAZARD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TUBERCULOSIS;

ADULT; BCG VACCINE; FEMALE; FINLAND; HEALTH PERSONNEL; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASES; RISK FACTORS; TUBERCULOSIS, PULMONARY;

EID: 0033960613     PISSN: 09031936     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1034/j.1399-3003.2000.15b14.x     Document Type: Article

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