The importance of awareness for veterinarians involved in cattle tuberculosis skin testing

Transboundary and Emerging Diseases

Volumn 58, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 531-536

  Humblet, M F ^a   Moyen, J L ^b   Bardoux, P ^c   Boschiroli, M L ^d   Saegerman, C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LIÈGE   (Belgium)

^b Dordogne Laboratory of Analysis and Research   (France)

^c Dordogne Association of Cattle Sanitary Defense   (France)

^d FRENCH AGENCY FOR FOOD   (France)

Author keywords

Awareness raising; Questionnaire; Skin testing; Tuberculosis; Veterinarians

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; BELGIUM; BOVINE TUBERCULOSIS; CATTLE; COMMUNICABLE DISEASE; EDUCATION; FRANCE; QUESTIONNAIRE; SKIN TEST; VETERINARY MEDICINE;

ANIMALS; BELGIUM; CATTLE; COMMUNICABLE DISEASES, EMERGING; EDUCATION, VETERINARY; FRANCE; QUESTIONNAIRES; SKIN TESTS; TUBERCULOSIS, BOVINE; VETERINARIANS;

BOS; BOVINAE;

EID: 80052747678     PISSN: 18651674     EISSN: 18651682     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1865-1682.2011.01228.x     Document Type: Article

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