| Document ID (ISN) | 29292 |
| CIS number |
78-890 |
| ISSN - Serial title |
1775-8785 - Archives des maladies professionnelles |
| Year |
1977 |
| Convention or series no. |
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| Author(s) |
Estienne J., Rio Y., Stœssel J.M. |
| Title |
Accidents in general hospital laboratories |
| Original title |
Les accidents dans les laboratoires des hôpitaux généraux. [in French] |
| Bibliographic information |
July-Aug. 1977, Vol.38, No.7-8, p.659-668. 15 ref. |
| Abstract |
Results of a study of the frequency and severity of occupational accidents and diseases in the personnel of non-university hospitals in France from 1970 to 1974. Infectious diseases head the list (9.9% of workers). The most frequent is viral hepatitis (6.5%), occurring especially in biochemical laboratories in proportion to the number of examinations performed. This is followed by tuberculosis (1.8%); overcrowding of the laboratories and the small space allotted to laboratory staff appear to play a role in transmission of the disease. Comparison with other studies. Preventive measures. |
| Descriptors (primary) |
occupational accidents; occupational diseases; hospitals; France; statistics; laboratory work |
| Descriptors (secondary) |
infectious hepatitis; severity rates; frequency rates |
| Document type |
- |
| Subject(s) |
Statistics
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| Broad subject area(s) |
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| Browse category(ies) |
Health care services
Bacterial and parasitic diseases
Viral diseases (other than aids)
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