Management of occupational health risks in small-animal veterinary practices

Occupational Medicine

Volumn 59, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 316-322

  D'Souza, Eva ^a   Barraclough, Richard ^b   Fishwick, David ^c   Curran, Andrew ^c  

^a HEALTH AND SAFETY EXECUTIVE   (United Kingdom)

^b WYTHENSHAWE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^c HEALTH AND SAFETY LABORATORY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Occupational health and safety; Veterinary practice; Work related injuries

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; COMPETENCE; HEALTH CARE MANAGEMENT; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH HAZARD; HUMAN; OCCUPATIONAL ALLERGY; OCCUPATIONAL HAZARD; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESPONSIBILITY; RISK MANAGEMENT; UNITED KINGDOM; VETERINARY MEDICINE; WORK ENVIRONMENT; WORKPLACE;

CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; GREAT BRITAIN; HUMANS; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; QUESTIONNAIRES; RISK MANAGEMENT; VETERINARY MEDICINE;

EID: 67650085767     PISSN: 09627480     EISSN: 14718405     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/occmed/kqn125     Document Type: Article

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