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Preventing TB in Your Clinical Setting- A Practical Guidebook

This guidebook can be used by primary care clinics and other partners to assist with strengthening their setting’s TB prevention activities. The guidebook was developed by staff from the TB Free California initiative, a project of the California Department of Public Health.

Author:

California Department of Public Health, Tuberculosis Control Branch, TB Free California

Audiences:

Nurses, Physicians

Topic:

Comprehensive TB Material

Country of Origin:

United States

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