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Factors Associated With Tuberculin Conversion Among Staff at a University-Affiliated Hospital

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  02 January 2015

Manuel Zarzuela-Ramírez
Affiliation:
Hospital Universitario Puerta del Mar, Cadiz, Spain
Juan A. Córdoba-Doña
Affiliation:
Hospital Universitario Puerta del Mar, Cadiz, Spain
Emilio Perea-Milla
Affiliation:
Escuela Andaluza de Salud Pública, Granada, Spain
Encarnación Benítez-Rodríguez
Affiliation:
Hospital Universitario Puerta del Mar, Cadiz, Spain
Antonio Escolar-Pujolar
Affiliation:
Hospital Universitario Puerta del Mar, Cadiz, Spain
Fernando J. López-Fernández
Affiliation:
Hospital Universitario Puerta del Mar, Cadiz, Spain
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Abstract

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Copyright
Copyright © The Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America 1999

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