Risk factors of tuberculosis among health care workers in Sabah, Malaysia

Tuberculosis

Volumn 84, Issue 1-2, 2004, Pages 19-23

  Jelip, Jenarun ^a   Mathew, George G ^a   Yusin, Tanrang ^b   Dony, Jiloris F ^a   Singh, Nirmal ^a   Ashaari, Musa ^a   Lajanin, Noitie ^a   Ratnam, C Shanmuga ^a   Ibrahim, Mohd Yusof ^a   Gopinath, Deyer ^a  

^a Sabah Health Office   (Malaysia)

^b Communicable Diseases Unit ^*  (Malaysia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANAMNESIS; CONFERENCE PAPER; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; ETHNOLOGY; HEALTH CARE; HEALTH CARE FACILITY; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH PROGRAM; HEALTH SERVICE; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; MALAYSIA; PATIENT CARE; POPULATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROPHYLAXIS; REDUCTION; RISK FACTOR; SOCIAL PROBLEM; TUBERCULOSIS; WORKPLACE;

EID: 9144236226     PISSN: 14729792     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.tube.2003.08.015     Document Type: Conference Paper

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