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Document ID (ISN)49661
CIS number 88-885
ISSN - Serial title 0465-546X - Medicina y seguridad del trabajo
Year 1987
Convention or series no.
Author(s) Canga Alonso A., Crespo Aguilera D., Martín Iglesias C., Martínez Noval A., Motto López A., Sánchez Tabar M.A., Suárez González T.V.
Title Occupational hazards faced by hospital workers
Original title Riesgos profesionales de los trabajadores de centros hospitalarios/Riesgos profesionales de los trabajadores de centros hospitalarios [in Spanish]
Bibliographic information July-Sep. 1987, Vol.34, No.136, p.31-39. 11 ref.
Abstract Literature survey of the health hazards of work in hospitals. Contents: classification of hospital workers (sanitary and non-sanitary personnel); conditions of work (working hours, premises and equipment); definition of occupational accidents and diseases; general and specific accident risks; occupational diseases in hospitals (tuberculosis, infectious hepatitis and others); preventive measures and treatment.
Descriptors (primary) occupational accidents; health hazards; hospitals; occupational diseases
Descriptors (secondary) literature survey; occupational safety; equipment, workplaces and operations; tuberculosis; medical treatment; premises and workplaces; conditions of work; hours of work; infectious hepatitis
Document type D - Periodical articles
Subject(s) Commerce, services, offices
Broad subject area(s) Industries and occupations
Browse category(ies) Health care services
Bacterial and parasitic diseases
Viral diseases (other than aids)