Health Problems in Veterinary Students after Visiting a Commercial Swine Farm

Canadian Journal of Veterinary Research

Volumn 62, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 44-48

  Jolie, R ^a   Backstrom L ^a   Thomas, C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANIMAL; ANIMAL HUSBANDRY; ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; EDUCATION; HUMAN; HYPERSENSITIVITY; MASK; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASE; QUESTIONNAIRE; RESPIRATORY TRACT DISEASE; STUDENT; SWINE; UNITED STATES;

ADULT; AGRICULTURAL WORKERS' DISEASES; ANIMAL HUSBANDRY; ANIMALS; EDUCATION, VETERINARY; HUMANS; HYPERSENSITIVITY; MASKS; QUESTIONNAIRES; RESPIRATORY TRACT DISEASES; STUDENTS; SWINE; WISCONSIN;

EID: 0031606308     PISSN: 08309000     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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