Workplace contact investigations in the United States

International Journal of Tuberculosis and Lung Disease

Volumn 7, Issue 12 SUPPL. 3, 2003, Pages

  Davidow, Amy L ^a   Mangura, B T ^a   Wolman, M S ^a   Bur, S ^b   Reves, R ^c   Thompson, V ^d   Ford, J ^e   Reichler, M R ^f  

^a RUTGERS NEW JERSEY MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^b Maryland State Department of Health and Mental Hygiene   (United States)

^c DENVER PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^d MISSISSIPPI STATE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH   (United States)

^e MASSACHUSETTS DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^f CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION   (United States)

Author keywords

Latent TB infection; Prevalence; Transmission; Tuberculosis

Indexed keywords

TUBERCULOSTATIC AGENT;

BACTERIAL TRANSMISSION; BACTERIUM CULTURE; BCG VACCINATION; CASE FINDING; COMORBIDITY; EMPLOYEE; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH PROGRAM; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; INFORMATION PROCESSING; LUNG TUBERCULOSIS; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; REVIEW; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; SCREENING; SKIN TEST; SPUTUM SMEAR; TUBERCULOSIS CONTROL; UNITED STATES; WORKPLACE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CHILD; CONTACT TRACING; FEMALE; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TUBERCULOSIS; UNITED STATES; WORKPLACE;

EID: 0348163430     PISSN: 10273719     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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