Compendium of veterinary standard precautions for zoonotic disease prevention in veterinary personnel

Journal of the American Veterinary Medical Association

Volumn 233, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 415-432

  Elchos, Brigid L ^a   Scheftel, Joni M ^b   Cherry, Bryan ^c   Debess, Emilio E ^d   Hopkins, Sharon G ^e   Levine, Jay F ^f   Williams, Carl J ^g  

^a Mississippi Board of Animal Health   (United States)

^b MINNESOTA DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH   (United States)

^c NEW YORK STATE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH   (United States)

^d OREGON DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES   (United States)

^e PUBLIC HEALTH SEATTLE AND KING COUNTY   (United States)

^f NORTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^g NORTH CAROLINA DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; HAND WASHING; HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION; HUMAN; HYGIENE; INFECTION CONTROL; INJURY; METHODOLOGY; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; REVIEW; STANDARD; UNITED STATES; VETERINARY MEDICINE; ZOONOSIS;

ANIMAL DISEASES; ANIMALS; DISEASE TRANSMISSION, PATIENT-TO-PROFESSIONAL; HANDWASHING; HUMANS; HYGIENE; INFECTION CONTROL; SOCIETIES; UNITED STATES; VETERINARY MEDICINE; WOUNDS AND INJURIES; ZOONOSES;

EID: 48749124067     PISSN: 00031488     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2460/javma.233.3.415     Document Type: Review

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