LATE-BREAKING ABSTRACT: Factors influencing acceptance of latent tuberculosis infection treatment in healthcare workers

K. H. Hurley, A. C. Corr, E. D. Dunican, S. L. Lim, B. H. Hayes, N. G. M. McElvaney, S. O. O‘Neill (Dublin, Ireland)

Source: Annual Congress 2009 - Tuberculosis control
Session: Tuberculosis control
Session type: Thematic Poster Session
Number: 2600
Disease area: Respiratory infections

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