Outbreak of tuberculosis linked to a source case imprisoned during treatment. Should the courts tell GPs about prison sentences and should GPs tell prison doctors about medical diagnoses?

British Journal of General Practice

Volumn 51, Issue 465, 2001, Pages 297-298

  Mukerjee, A ^a   Butler, C C ^a  

^a Llanedeyrn Health Centre   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

TUBERCULOSTATIC AGENT;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COURT; CUSTODY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; EPIDEMIC; FEMALE; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; MALE; PRISON; TUBERCULOSIS; TUBERCULOSIS CONTROL;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; COMMUNICATION; CONFIDENTIALITY; DISEASE NOTIFICATION; DISEASE OUTBREAKS; FAMILY PRACTICE; FEMALE; GREAT BRITAIN; HUMANS; INTERPROFESSIONAL RELATIONS; MALE; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATIONS, INFECTIOUS; PRISONERS; TUBERCULOSIS, PULMONARY;

EID: 0035073715     PISSN: 09601643     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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