Measles among healthcare workers in a teaching hospital in central Italy

Journal of Occupational Health

Volumn 54, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 336-339

  Barbadoro, Pamela ^a,b   Marigliano, Anna ^a   Di Tondo, Elena ^a   De Paolis, Maria ^b   Martini, Enrica ^b   Prospero, Emilia ^a,b   D'Errico, Marcello Mario ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITÀ POLITECNICA DELLE MARCHE   (Italy)

^b OSPEDALI RIUNITI   (Italy)

Author keywords

Healthcareworkers; Measles; Nosocomial transmission

Indexed keywords

EID: 84867356868     PISSN: 13419145     EISSN: 13489585     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1539/joh.12-0016-BR     Document Type: Article

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