Regulating the risk of tuberculosis transmission among health care workers

American Industrial Hygiene Association Journal

Volumn 61, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 334-339

  Nicas, Mark ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

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Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HUMAN; INFECTION CONTROL; INFECTION RISK; OCCUPATIONAL HAZARD; RISK MANAGEMENT; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; TUBERCULOSIS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0034047501     PISSN: 00028894     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15298660008984541     Document Type: Article

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