Prevalence of TB in healthcare workers in south west London [3]

Thorax

Volumn 59, Issue 11, 2004, Pages 1002-1003

  Ho, T B L ^a   Raymer, C F J ^a   Lindfield, T ^b   Young, Y ^b   Whitfield, R J ^c  

^a ST GEORGE S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b PUBLIC HEALTH ENGLAND   (United Kingdom)

^c MAYDAY UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HUMAN; INFECTION RATE; LETTER; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MIGRANT WORKER; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCREENING; TUBERCULOSIS; UNITED KINGDOM;

HEALTH PERSONNEL; HUMANS; LONDON; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASES; PREVALENCE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TUBERCULOSIS;

EID: 8544223545     PISSN: 00406376     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/thx.2004.021683     Document Type: Letter

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