Prevalence of Latent Tuberculosis Infection among Health Care Workers in South Korea: A Multicenter Study
Kyung-Wook Jo, Yoonki Hong, Jae Seuk Park, In-Gyu Bae, Joong Sik Eom, Sang-Rok Lee, Oh-Hyun Cho, Eun Ju Choo, Jung Yeon Heo, Jun Hee Woo, Tae Sun Shim
Tuberc Respir Dis. 2013;75(1):18-24.   Published online 2013 Jul 31     DOI: https://doi.org/10.4046/trd.2013.75.1.18
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