Prevalence of occupational exposures and protective practices in Australian female veterinarians

Australian Veterinary Journal

Volumn 85, Issue 1-2, 2007, Pages 32-38

  Shirangi, A ^a   Fritschi, L ^b   Holman, C D J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

Author keywords

Female veterinarians; Occupational health; Survey

Indexed keywords

ANESTHETIC AGENT; PESTICIDE;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; COHORT ANALYSIS; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; FEMALE; HUMAN; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASE; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT; QUESTIONNAIRE; RADIOGRAPHY; UTILIZATION REVIEW; VETERINARY MEDICINE;

ADULT; AGED; ANESTHETICS; AUSTRALIA; COHORT STUDIES; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASES; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PESTICIDES; PROTECTIVE DEVICES; QUESTIONNAIRES; RADIOGRAPHY; VETERINARY MEDICINE; WOMEN, WORKING;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 33847032969     PISSN: 00050423     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1751-0813.2006.00077.x     Document Type: Article

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