Swine Worker Awareness and Behavior Regarding Prevention of Zoonotic Influenza Transmission

Journal of Agromedicine

Volumn 18, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 304-311

  Rabinowitz, Peter ^a   Fowler, Heather ^b   Odofin, Lynda Osadepe ^b   Messinger, Chelsea ^a   Sparer, Judy ^a   Vegso, Sally ^a  

^a YALE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b YALE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Animals; influenza; occupational exposure; personal protective equipment; swine workers

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANIMAL; ANIMAL HUSBANDRY; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFLUENZA; INFORMATION PROCESSING; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT; STATISTICS; SWINE; UNITED STATES; VACCINATION; ZOONOSIS;

ADULT; ANIMAL HUSBANDRY; ANIMALS; CONNECTICUT; DATA COLLECTION; FEMALE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; INFLUENZA, HUMAN; MALE; MASSACHUSETTS; MIDDLE AGED; NEBRASKA; PROTECTIVE DEVICES; SWINE; UNITED STATES; VACCINATION; ZOONOSES;

EID: 84886886359     PISSN: 1059924X     EISSN: 15450813     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/1059924X.2013.826603     Document Type: Article

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