Source: Eur Respir Monogr 2012; 58: 219-229
Disease area: Respiratory infections



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Albert Nienhaus, Anja Schablon, Felix C. Ringshausen, José Torres Costa, Dominique Tripodi, Roland Diel. TB as an occupational disease. Eur Respir Monogr 2012; 58: 219-229

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