Histology safety: now and then

Annals of Diagnostic Pathology

Volumn 11, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 334-339

  Buesa, René J ^a  

^a Miramar   (United States)

Author keywords

AIDS epidemic effect on safety; Safety hazards; Safety index

Indexed keywords

ACQUIRED IMMUNE DEFICIENCY SYNDROME; ARTICLE; CHEMICALLY INDUCED DISORDER; ENDEMIC DISEASE; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH SURVEY; HISTOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; LABORATORY TEST; MEDICAL PRACTICE; NORMAL HUMAN; OCCUPATIONAL HAZARD; OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STRUCTURED QUESTIONNAIRE; WORK ENVIRONMENT;

ACQUIRED IMMUNODEFICIENCY SYNDROME; HAZARDOUS SUBSTANCES; HISTOLOGICAL TECHNIQUES; HISTOLOGY; HUMANS; LABORATORY INFECTION; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SAFETY MANAGEMENT;

EID: 34548502952     PISSN: 10929134     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.anndiagpath.2007.06.005     Document Type: Article

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