Promoting a safer practice environment as related to occupational tuberculosis: A nursing care quality issue in Taiwan

Journal of Nursing Care Quality

Volumn 20, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 356-363

  Tzeng, Huey Ming ^a  

^a I SHOU UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Nurse; Occupational infection; Safe practice; Taiwan; Tuberculosis

Indexed keywords

EID: 26444503056     PISSN: 10573631     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00001786-200510000-00012     Document Type: Review

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