A review of published reports regarding zoonotic pathogen infection in veterinarians

Journal of the American Veterinary Medical Association

Volumn 234, Issue 10, 2009, Pages 1271-1278

  Baker, Whitney S ^a   Gray, Gregory C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF IOWA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; HUMAN; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASE; RISK FACTOR; STATISTICS; VETERINARY MEDICINE; ZOONOSIS;

ANIMALS; HUMANS; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASES; RISK FACTORS; VETERINARIANS; ZOONOSES;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 67649565725     PISSN: 00031488     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2460/javma.234.10.1271     Document Type: Article

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