Public Health
Volume 120, Issue 3 , Pages 265-266 , March 2006

Reduced tuberculin reactions with a single-use Heaf gun

  • S. Rees

      Affiliations

    • Dewi Sant Hospital, Pontypridd, UK
    • ,
  • W.R. Williams

      Affiliations

    • School of Care Sciences, University of Glamorgan, Pontypridd, UK
    • ,
  • A.H.A. Latif

      Affiliations

    • The Children's Centre, Royal Glamorgan Hospital, Llantrisant CF72 8XR, UK
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Tel.: +44 1443 443602; fax: +44 1443 443658.

Received 11 August 2004 ,Revised 4 March 2005 ,Accepted 13 April 2005.

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  3. Booth H, Pollitt C, Jessen EC, Hendrick DJ, Cant AJ. When is referral of Heaf test positive schoolchildren worth while? Prospective study. BMJ. 1996;313:726–727
  4. O'Reilly O. A comparison of fixed and disposable head Heaf guns. Tuberc Lung Dis. 1994;75:391–393
  5. MDA/2005/004—Owen Mumford UniHeaf AT800—Heaf Testing Device. UK: Medicine and Healthcare Products Regulatory Agency, Department of Health.

PII: S0033-3506(05)00134-4

doi: 10.1016/j.puhe.2005.04.004

Public Health
Volume 120, Issue 3 , Pages 265-266 , March 2006

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