Occupational injuries and illnesses reported by zoo veterinarians in the United States

Journal of Zoo and Wildlife Medicine

Volumn 29, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 371-385

  Hill, David J ^a,d,f   Langley, Ricky L ^b,e   Morrow, W Morgan ^c  

^a DUKE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b DUKE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c NORTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d MERCK RESEARCH LABORATORIES   (United States)

^e Mebane Medical Center   (United States)

^f Unit C8   (United States)

Author keywords

Health; Illness; Occupational injury; Prevention; Safety; Zoo veterinarian

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; AUTOPSY; DANGEROUS GOODS; EQUIPMENT; FALLING; FEMALE; HEARING DISORDER; HEAT EXHAUSTION; HEAT STROKE; HUMAN; HYPERSENSITIVITY; HYPOTHERMIA; INJURY; MALE; NEEDLESTICK INJURY; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASE; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; QUESTIONNAIRE; RADIATION INJURY; STATISTICS; UNITED STATES; VETERINARY MEDICINE; ZOO ANIMAL; ZOONOSIS;

ACCIDENTAL FALLS; ADULT; ANIMALS; ANIMALS, ZOO; AUTOPSY; BACK INJURIES; EQUIPMENT SAFETY; FEMALE; HAZARDOUS SUBSTANCES; HEARING DISORDERS; HEAT EXHAUSTION; HEAT STROKE; HUMANS; HYPERSENSITIVITY; HYPOTHERMIA; MALE; NEEDLESTICK INJURIES; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASES; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; QUESTIONNAIRES; RADIATION INJURIES; UNITED STATES; VETERINARIANS; WOUNDS AND INJURIES; ZOONOSES;

EID: 0032241732     PISSN: 10427260     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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