Sarcoidosis in nurses: is there an association?

W M Edmondstone

Royal Naval Hospital, Plymouth.

A retrospective survey of patients with sarcoidosis has revealed a 7.5 times greater number of nurses with the condition than expected. Nurses may be especially susceptible to sarcoidosis.

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