Occupational distribution of persons with confirmed 2009 H1N1 influenza

Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine

Volumn 52, Issue 12, 2010, Pages 1212-1216

  Suarthana, Eva ^a,b   McFadden, J D ^b,c   Laney, A S ^a   Kreiss, K ^a   Anderson, H A ^c   Hunt, D C ^d   Neises, D ^d   Goodin, K ^e   Thomas, A ^f   Vandermeer, M ^f   Storey, E ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH   (United States)

^b CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION   (United States)

^c U S DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES   (United States)

^d KANSAS DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND ENVIRONMENT   (United States)

^e FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH   (United States)

^f OREGON PUBLIC HEALTH DIVISION   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; AGRICULTURAL WORKER; ARTICLE; CONSTRUCTION WORK; DISEASE SURVEILLANCE; FEMALE; FISHING; FOOD INDUSTRY; FORESTRY; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HUMAN; INDUSTRIAL WORKER; INFLUENZA A (H1N1); LABORATORY DIAGNOSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NONMEDICAL OCCUPATIONS; NURSING HOME PERSONNEL; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASE; POPULATION DISTRIBUTION;

EID: 78650976892     PISSN: 10762752     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/JOM.0b013e3181fd32e4     Document Type: Article

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