Biological risk and occupational Health

Industrial Health

Volumn 50, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 326-337

  Corra, Carmela Romana Natalina ^a   Mazzotta, Adele ^a   La Torre, Giuseppe ^a   De Giusti, Maria ^a  

^a SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

Author keywords

Biological risk; Occupational medicine; Risk assessment; Risk perception; Workplaces

Indexed keywords

ENDOTOXIN;

AGRICULTURE; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM; BIOTECHNOLOGY; DANGEROUS GOODS; DENTISTRY; DUST; HEALTH CARE COST; HUMAN; MEDICAL RESEARCH; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; PARASITE; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; VIRUS; WASTE MANAGEMENT;

AGRICULTURE; ANIMALS; BACTERIA; BIOMEDICAL RESEARCH; BIOTECHNOLOGY; DENTISTRY; DUST; ENDOTOXINS; HAZARDOUS SUBSTANCES; HEALTH CARE SECTOR; HUMANS; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; PARASITES; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTORS; VIRUSES; WASTE MANAGEMENT;

EID: 84865018259     PISSN: 00198366     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2486/indhealth.MS1324     Document Type: Article

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