Cytomegalovirus as an occupational risk in daycare educators

Paediatrics and Child Health

Volumn 11, Issue 7, 2006, Pages 401-407

  Joseph, Serene A ^a   Béliveau, Claire ^b   Muecke, Cristin J ^c   Rahme, Elham ^d   Soto, Julio C ^e   Flowerdew, Gordon ^a   Johnston, Lynn ^a   Langille, Donald ^a   Gyorkos, Theresa W ^c,d  

^a DALHOUSIE UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b MAISONNEUVE ROSEMONT HOSPITAL   (Canada)

^c MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^d MONTREAL GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Canada)

^e INSTITUT NATIONAL DE SANTÉ PUBLIQUE DU QUÉBEC   (Canada)

Author keywords

Child care; Cytomegalovirus; Daycare; Daycare educators; Occupational risk

Indexed keywords

CANADA; CYTOMEGALOVIRUS INFECTION; DAY CARE; GROUPS BY AGE; HEALTH EDUCATOR; HUMAN; INDUSTRIALIZATION; INFECTION RISK; ITALY; OCCUPATIONAL HAZARD; RACE DIFFERENCE; REVIEW; SEROPREVALENCE; UNITED STATES;

EID: 33750588789     PISSN: 12057088     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/pch/11.7.401     Document Type: Review

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