Screening for tuberculosis and prediction of disease in Portuguese healthcare workers

Journal of Occupational Medicine and Toxicology

Volumn 6, Issue 1, 2011, Pages

  Torres Costa, José ^a,b   Silva, Rui ^a,b   Ringshausen, Felix C ^c   Nienhaus, Albert ^c  

^a HOSPITAL DE SÃO JOÃO   (Portugal)

^b University of Porto   (Portugal)

^c UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER HAMBURG EPPENDORF   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; DISEASE COURSE; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HUMAN; INTERFERON GAMMA RELEASE ASSAY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PORTUGAL; PREDICTIVE VALUE; RISK ASSESSMENT; THORAX RADIOGRAPHY; TUBERCULIN TEST; TUBERCULOSIS;

EID: 79958040773     PISSN: None     EISSN: 17456673     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1745-6673-6-19     Document Type: Article

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