Occupational risk prevention in endoscopy units: A pending issue

Revista Espanola de Enfermedades Digestivas

Volumn 103, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 83-88

  Baudet, J S ^a   Martin J M ^b   Sanchez del Rio A ^b   Aguirre Jaime, A ^b  

^a Hospital San Juan de Dios Tenerife   (Spain)

^b Inst Canario de Invest del Cancer   (Spain)

Author keywords

Occupational risk prevention. personal protective. endoscopy organization

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; AWARENESS; DISINFECTION; GASTROSCOPY; HEALTH CARE FACILITY; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HUMAN; OCCUPATIONAL HAZARD; OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PREVENTIVE MEDICINE; PRIVATE HOSPITAL; PUBLIC HOSPITAL;

EID: 80051533542     PISSN: 11300108     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4321/S1130-01082011000200006     Document Type: Article

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