Infection control practices and zoonotic disease risks among veterinarians in the United States

Journal of the American Veterinary Medical Association

Volumn 232, Issue 12, 2008, Pages 1863-1872

  Wright, Jennifer G ^a,b   Jung, Sherry ^c,d   Holman, Robert C ^a   Marano, Nina N ^a   McQuiston, Jennifer H ^a,b  

^a Centers for Disease Control and Prevention   (United States)

^b EMORY UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c EMORY UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYGIENE; INFECTION CONTROL; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASE; QUESTIONNAIRE; RISK FACTOR; SEX RATIO; STANDARD; UNITED STATES; VETERINARY MEDICINE; ZOONOSIS;

ADULT; ANIMAL DISEASES; ANIMALS; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYGIENE; INFECTION CONTROL; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASES; QUESTIONNAIRES; RISK FACTORS; SEX DISTRIBUTION; UNITED STATES; VETERINARY MEDICINE; ZOONOSES;

ANIMALIA; EQUIDAE;

EID: 47149112610     PISSN: 00031488     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2460/javma.232.12.1863     Document Type: Article

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