Avian flu from an occupational health perspective

Archives of Environmental and Occupational Health

Volumn 60, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 59-69

  Halpin, John ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT CHICAGO   (United States)

Author keywords

Avian flu; Occupational medicine; Pandemic flu

Indexed keywords

ANTIVIRUS AGENT; INFLUENZA VACCINE; OSELTAMIVIR; ZANAMIVIR;

AVIAN INFLUENZA; BIRD; ECONOMIC ASPECT; EPIDEMIC; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH HAZARD; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; INFECTION CONTROL; INFLUENZA VACCINATION; INFLUENZA VIRUS A; INFLUENZA VIRUS A H5N1; INTERNET; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; OCCUPATIONAL HAZARD; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; OCCUPATIONAL MEDICINE; PANDEMIC; POULTRY FARMING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT; REVIEW; SEVERE ACUTE RESPIRATORY SYNDROME; TRAVEL; VIRUS INFECTION;

AVES;

EID: 33750930632     PISSN: 19338244     EISSN: 21544700     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3200/AEOH.60.2.59-69     Document Type: Article

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