Tuberculosis control in the 21st century

Emerging Infectious Diseases

Volumn 7, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 259-262

  Sepkowitz, Kent A ^a  

^a MEMORIAL SLOAN KETTERING CANCER CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

CONFERENCE PAPER; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; EPIDEMIC; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH SURVEY; HOSPITAL INFECTION; HUMAN; INFECTION CONTROL; INFECTION RATE; MYCOBACTERIUM TUBERCULOSIS; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASE; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PROTECTION; RESOURCE MANAGEMENT; SAFETY; STANDARDIZATION; TUBERCULIN TEST; TUBERCULOSIS; UNITED STATES; WORKPLACE;

EID: 0035038678     PISSN: 10806040     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3201/eid0702.010222     Document Type: Conference Paper

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