Exposure to rodents and rodent-borne viruses among persons with elevated occupational risk

Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine

Volumn 44, Issue 10, 2002, Pages 962-967

  Fritz, Curtis L ^a   Fulhorst, Charles F ^a   Enge, Barryett ^a   Winthrop, Kevin L ^a   Glaser, Carol A ^a   Vugia, Duc J ^a  

^a CALIFORNIA DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ANTIBODY DETECTION; ARTICLE; DISEASE CONTROL; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFECTION RISK; LYMPHOCYTIC CHORIOMENINGITIS VIRUS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; OCCUPATIONAL HAZARD; QUESTIONNAIRE; RODENT; SEROLOGY; VIRUS CHARACTERIZATION; VIRUS DETECTION; VIRUS INFECTION;

AMAPARI VIRUS; HANTAVIRUS; LYMPHOCYTIC CHORIOMENINGITIS VIRUS; RODENTIA; SIN NOMBRE VIRUS; WHITEWATER ARROYO VIRUS;

EID: 0036791690     PISSN: 10762752     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00043764-200210000-00016     Document Type: Article

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