Risk of tuberculosis in correctional healthcare workers

Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine

Volumn 47, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 580-586

  Mitchell, Clifford S ^a   Gershon, Robyn R M ^b   Lears, Mary Kathleen ^c   Vlahov, David ^d   Felknor, Sarah ^e   Lubelczyk, Rebecca A ^f,g   Sherman, Martin F ^h   Comstock, George W ^a,i  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS BLOOMBERG SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^b Columbia University ^*  (United States)

^c JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d NEW YORK ACADEMY OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^f Bay State Correctional Center   (United States)

^g UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^h LOYOLA UNIVERSITY MARYLAND   (United States)

ⁱ Center for Public Health Research and Prevention   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BCG VACCINE; TUBERCULIN;

ADULT; DEMOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INFECTION RISK; INTERVIEW; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASE; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PREVALENCE; PRISON; REVIEW; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; TUBERCULIN TEST; TUBERCULOSIS;

ADULT; FEMALE; HEALTH PERSONNEL; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PREVALENCE; PRISONS; QUESTIONNAIRES; RISK FACTORS; TUBERCULIN TEST; TUBERCULOSIS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 20544451709     PISSN: 10762752     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.jom.0000161738.88347.e4     Document Type: Review

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