Field, Marilyn J.

Tuberculosis in the Workplace. - 1st ed. - 1 online resource (335 pages)

Cover -- Front Matter -- Acknowledgments -- Contents -- Summary -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Basics of Tuberculosis -- 3 Occupational Safety and Health Regulation in Context -- 4 Comparison of CDC Guidelines and Proposed OSHA Rule -- 5 Occupational Risk of Tuberculosis -- 6 Implementation and Effects of CDC Guidelines -- 7 Regulation and the Future of Tuberculosis in the Workplace -- References -- A Study Origins and Activities -- B The Tuberculin Skin Test -- C The Occupational Tuberculosis Risk of Health Care Workers -- D Effects of CDC Guidelines on Tuberculosis Control in Health Care Facilities -- E OSHA in a Health Care Context -- F Respiratory Protection and Control of Tuberculosis in Health Care and Other Facilities -- G Recommendations of the Institute of Medicine Committee on Eliminating Tuberculosis in the United States -- H Committee Biographies.

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Tuberculosis-United States.
Medical personnel-Health risk assessment-United States.
Tuberculosis-Prevention-Government policy-United States.


Electronic books.

RC313.A2T83 2001

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