Risk of tuberculin conversion among healthcare workers and the adoption of preventive measures

Occupational and Environmental Medicine

Volumn 64, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 161-166

  Baussano, Iacopo ^a   Bugiani, Massimiliano ^b   Carosso, Aurelia ^b   Mairano, Dario ^c   Barocelli, Anna Pia ^d   Tagna, Marina ^d   Cascio, Vincenza ^e   Piccioni, Pavilio ^b   Arossa, Walter ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TURIN   (Italy)

^b CPA ASL 4   (Italy)

^c ASL 4   (Italy)

^d Azienda Sanitatria Locale di Torino 3   (Italy)

^e ASL 2   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH HAZARD; HUMAN; INFECTION RISK; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TUBERCULIN TEST; TUBERCULOSIS; TUBERCULOSIS CONTROL; WORK ENVIRONMENT; WORKPLACE; ADOLESCENT; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; ITALY; MIDDLE AGED; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASE; RISK; STATISTICS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; DISEASE TRANSMISSION, HORIZONTAL; FEMALE; HEALTH PERSONNEL; HUMANS; ITALY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASES; PRACTICE GUIDELINES; RISK; TUBERCULIN TEST; TUBERCULOSIS;

EID: 33947511286     PISSN: 13510711     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/oem.2006.028068     Document Type: Article

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