A case of active tuberculosis in a cabin crew: The results of contact tracing

Aviation Space and Environmental Medicine

Volumn 83, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 61-63

  Thibeault, Claude ^a   Tanguay, Florence ^b   Lacroix, Christine ^c,d   Menzies, Richard ^e   Rivest, Paul ^f  

^a Aeromed Inc   (Canada)

^b PUBLIC HEALTH AGENCY OF CANADA   (Canada)

^c Centre intégré de santé et de services sociaux Montérégie Centre   (Canada)

^d UNIVERSITÉ DE SHERBROOKE   (Canada)

^e MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^f UNIVERSITÉ DE MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

Cabin crew; Contact tracing; Tuberculosis

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; AVIATION; CANADA; CONTACT EXAMINATION; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; FEMALE; HUMAN; LUNG TUBERCULOSIS; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASE;

ADULT; AVIATION; CONTACT TRACING; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASES; QUEBEC; TUBERCULOSIS, PULMONARY;

EID: 84856615886     PISSN: 00956562     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3357/ASEM.3135.2012     Document Type: Article

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