Brucellosis as an occupational disease in the republic of macedonia

Macedonian Journal of Medical Sciences

Volumn 3, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 251-256

  Karadzinska Bislimovska, Jovanka ^a   Minov, Jordan ^a   Mijakoski, Dragan ^a   Stoleski, Sasho ^a   Todorov, Sasho ^a  

^a WHO Collaborating Center for Occupational Health   (Macedonia)

Author keywords

Occupational health; Occupational risk; Preventive measures; Zoonosis

Indexed keywords

AEROSOL; ARTICLE; BRUCELLA; BRUCELLOSIS; CONTAMINATION; DISEASE COURSE; ENDEMIC DISEASE; EXPOSURE; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH PROMOTION; HEALTH STATISTICS; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INFECTION CONTROL; INFECTION RISK; INHALATION; MACEDONIA (REPUBLIC); OCCUPATIONAL DISEASE; OCCUPATIONAL HAZARD; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; VETERINARY MEDICINE; WORKPLACE; ZOONOSIS;

EID: 77957326087     PISSN: 18575749     EISSN: 18575773     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3889/MJMS.1857-5773.2010.0129     Document Type: Article

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