Tuberculosis: health care and surveillance in prisons

• Main Authors: Manuela Filter Allgayer (Author), Karine Zenatti Ely (Author), Graziela Hamann de Freitas (Author), Andréia Rosane de Moura Valim (Author), Roxana Isabel Cardozo Gonzales (Author), Suzane Beatriz Frantz Krug (Author), Lia Gonçalves Possuelo (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Associação Brasileira de Enfermagem.
• Subjects: article
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ABSTRACT Objective: To identify tuberculosis-related health care and surveillance actions in Prison Health Units. Method: Cross-sectional study, of quantitative, exploratory and descriptive character. We visited 13 Teams of Prison Health, and nurses and technicians were interviewed regarding epidemi...