The occupational risk of influenza A (H1N1) infection among healthcare personnel during the 2009 pandemic: A systematic review and meta-analysis of observational studies

PLoS ONE

Volumn 11, Issue 8, 2016, Pages

  Lietz, Janna ^a   Westermann, Claudia ^b   Nienhaus, Albert ^b,c   Schablon, Anja ^b  

^a Institute for Biostatistics and Social Welfare Matters   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER HAMBURG EPPENDORF   (Germany)

^c INSTITUT FÜR ARBEITSSCHUTZ DER DEUTSCHEN GESETZLICHEN UNFALLVERSICHERUNG IFA   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

2009 H1N1 INFLUENZA; ARTICLE; CASE CONTROL STUDY; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; INFECTION RISK; META ANALYSIS (TOPIC); OBSERVATIONAL STUDY; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASE; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; OCCUPATIONAL HAZARD; PANDEMIC INFLUENZA; PREVALENCE; QUALITY CONTROL; RISK ASSESSMENT; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; INFLUENZA A VIRUS (H1N1); INFLUENZA, HUMAN; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; META ANALYSIS; PANDEMIC; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; VIROLOGY;

HEALTH PERSONNEL; HUMANS; INFLUENZA A VIRUS, H1N1 SUBTYPE; INFLUENZA, HUMAN; PANDEMICS; PREVALENCE;

EID: 84990202227     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19326203     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0162061     Document Type: Article

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