Fitness for work in health care workers: Biological risk

Medicina del Lavoro

Volumn 103, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 175-186

  Porru, S ^a   Micheloni, G P ^a,b   Carrer, P ^a,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRESCIA   (Italy)

^b OSPEDALE NIGUARDA CA GRANDA   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

Author keywords

Biohazard; Fitness for work; Health care workers

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL PRODUCT;

EUROPE; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HUMAN; ITALY; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; REVIEW; WORK CAPACITY;

BIOLOGICAL AGENTS; EUROPE; HEALTH PERSONNEL; HUMANS; ITALY; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; PRACTICE GUIDELINES AS TOPIC; WORK CAPACITY EVALUATION;

EID: 84861401719     PISSN: 00257818     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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