Incidence of tuberculosis among health care workers at a private university hospital in South Korea

International Journal of Tuberculosis and Lung Disease

Volumn 12, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 436-440

  Jo, K W ^a   Woo, J H ^a   Hong, Y ^a   Choi, C M ^a   Oh, Y M ^a   Lee, S D ^a   Kim, W S ^a   Kim, D S ^a   Kim, W D ^a   Shim, Tae Sun ^a  

^a University of Ulsan College of Medicine   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Health care workers; Hospital acquired infection; Tuberculosis

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HOSPITAL DEPARTMENT; HOSPITAL INFECTION; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORBIDITY; NURSE; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PRIVATE HOSPITAL; RISK FACTOR; SOUTH KOREA; TIME SERIES ANALYSIS; TUBERCULOSIS; UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL;

ADULT; CROSS INFECTION; DISEASE TRANSMISSION, PATIENT-TO-PROFESSIONAL; FEMALE; HOSPITALS, PRIVATE; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; KOREA; MALE; NURSES; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASES; PERSONNEL, HOSPITAL; PHYSICIANS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TUBERCULOSIS;

EID: 41949097952     PISSN: 10273719     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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