Tuberculosis as an occupational disease;Tuberculosis como enfermedad ocupacional

Anales del Sistema Sanitario de Navarra

Volumn 28, Issue SUPPL. 1, 2005, Pages 107-115

  Cascante, José Antonio ^a   Hueto, J ^a  

^a Instituto de Investigación Sanitaria de Navarra   (Spain)

Author keywords

Health workers; Occupational disease; Tuberculosis

Indexed keywords

ADULT RESPIRATORY DISTRESS SYNDROME; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HOSPITAL INFECTION; HUMAN; INFECTION RISK; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; OCCUPATIONAL LUNG DISEASE; REVIEW; TUBERCULOSIS;

HUMANS; INCIDENCE; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASES; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH SERVICES; PREVENTIVE HEALTH SERVICES; RISK FACTORS; TUBERCULOSIS;

EID: 19744369822     PISSN: 11376627     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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