Mycobacterium Tuberculosis Risk for Elephant Handlers and Veterinarians

Applied Occupational and Environmental Hygiene

Volumn 16, Issue 3, 2001, Pages 350-353

  Davis, Mark ^a  

^a NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ELEPHANT; HUMAN; INFECTION RISK; MYCOBACTERIUM TUBERCULOSIS; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASE; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TUBERCULOSIS; VETERINARY MEDICINE;

ANIMAL HUSBANDRY; ANIMALS; ELEPHANTS; FACILITY REGULATION AND CONTROL; FLORIDA; HUMANS; ILLINOIS; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASES; TUBERCULOSIS; UNITED STATES; UNITED STATES OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH ADMINISTRATION; VETERINARIANS;

EID: 0035120409     PISSN: 1047322X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10473220120327     Document Type: Article

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