Occupational health issues of oral health care workers in Edo State, Nigeria

International Dental Journal

Volumn 62, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 117-121

  Osazuwa Peters, Nosayaba ^a,b   Azodo, Clement C ^a   Obuekwe, Ozoemene N ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BENIN   (Nigeria)

^b WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY IN ST LOUIS   (United States)

Author keywords

musculoskeletal problems; Nigeria; occupational hazards; Occupational health; oral health care workers

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DENTIST; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYPERSENSITIVITY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NIGERIA; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASE; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; PREVALENCE; PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT; QUESTIONNAIRE;

ADULT; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DENTAL STAFF; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYPERSENSITIVITY; INFECTIOUS DISEASE TRANSMISSION, PATIENT-TO-PROFESSIONAL; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NIGERIA; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASES; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; PREVALENCE; PROTECTIVE DEVICES; QUESTIONNAIRES;

EID: 84860865762     PISSN: 00206539     EISSN: 1875595X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1875-595X.2011.00101.x     Document Type: Article

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