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Record Nr.

UNINA9910778605803321

Titolo

Tuberculosis in the workplace [[electronic resource] /] / Marilyn J. Field, editor ; Committee on Regulating Occupational Exposure to Tuberculosis, Division of Health Promotion and Disease Prevention, Institute of Medicine

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Washington, D.C., : National Academy Press, c2001

ISBN

0-309-17125-3

0-309-50263-2

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (335 p.)

Altri autori (Persone)

FieldMarilyn J (Marilyn Jane)

Disciplina

614.5/42/0973

Soggetti

Tuberculosis - United States

Medical personnel - Health risk assessment - United States

Tuberculosis - Prevention - Government policy - United States

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

""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""