Protecting young healthcare trainees from tuberculosis: Can we overcome apathy?

National Medical Journal of India

Volumn 24, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 198-200

  Pai, Madhukar ^a   Christopher, Devasahayam J ^b  

^a MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b CHRISTIAN MEDICAL COLLEGE   (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ISONIAZID; RIFAMPICIN;

CONSULTATION; EDITORIAL; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH PROGRAM; HUMAN; INDIA; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MEDICAL SCHOOL; MEDICAL STUDENT; NURSING STUDENT; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PROTECTION; TUBERCULIN TEST; TUBERCULOSIS; TUBERCULOSIS CONTROL; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

ANTITUBERCULAR AGENTS; HUMANS; ISONIAZID; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASES; TUBERCULOSIS;

EID: 80053212841     PISSN: 0970258X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Editorial

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