Health surveillance for health care workers: A vital role for the occupational and environmental health nurse

AAOHN Journal

Volumn 48, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 73-79

  Stone, Dawn Salpaka ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; METHODOLOGY; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH NURSING; REVIEW; UNITED STATES; WORK;

ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH; HEALTH PERSONNEL; HUMANS; JOB DESCRIPTION; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH NURSING; POPULATION SURVEILLANCE; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0034136305     PISSN: 08910162     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/216507990004800203     Document Type: Article

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