Mosquito Control Practices and Zika Knowledge among Outdoor Construction Workers in Miami-Dade County, Florida

Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine

Volumn 59, Issue 3, 2017, Pages e17-e19

  Moore, Kevin J ^a   Qualls, Whitney ^b   Brennan, Victoria ^a   Yang, Xuan ^a   Caban Martinez, Alberto J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI MILLER SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF STATE HEALTH SERVICES   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; CONSTRUCTION WORKER; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; EMPLOYEE ATTITUDE; ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY; FEMALE; FLORIDA; HEALTH EDUCATION; HUMAN; LETTER; MALE; MOSQUITO CONTROL; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PILOT STUDY; PROPHYLAXIS; WATER TREATMENT; ZIKA FEVER; BUILDING INDUSTRY; EPIDEMIC; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; MIDDLE AGED; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; QUESTIONNAIRE; RISK ASSESSMENT; SAFETY; ZIKA VIRUS;

ADULT; CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DISEASE OUTBREAKS; FEMALE; FLORIDA; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOSQUITO CONTROL; PILOT PROJECTS; RISK ASSESSMENT; SAFETY MANAGEMENT; SURVEYS AND QUESTIONNAIRES; ZIKA VIRUS; ZIKA VIRUS INFECTION;

EID: 85018676743     PISSN: 10762752     EISSN: 15365948     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/JOM.0000000000000960     Document Type: Letter

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