| Document ID (ISN) | 72307 |
| CIS number |
99-305 |
| ISSN - Serial title |
1076-2752 - Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine |
| Year |
1998 |
| Convention or series no. |
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| Author(s) |
Gershon R.R.M., Vlahov D., Escamilla-Cejudo J.A., Badawi M., McDiarmid M., Karkashian C., Grimes M., Comstock G.W. |
| Title |
Tuberculosis risk in funeral home employees |
| Bibliographic information |
May 1998, Vol.40, No.5, p.497-503. 33 ref. |
| Abstract |
Results of this study of 864 funeral home employees indicate that embalming personnel may be at increased risk of tuberculosis infection compared with non-embalming employees. Embalmers should undergo annual tuberculin testing and receive initial training on tuberculosis prevention. Topics: embalming; funeral services; job-exposure relation; length of exposure; questionnaire survey; respirators; risk factors; tuberculin test; tuberculosis; ventilation. |
| Descriptors (primary) |
embalming; funeral services; tuberculosis |
| Descriptors (secondary) |
ventilation; questionnaire survey; respirators; job-exposure relation; risk factors; length of exposure; tuberculin test |
| Document type |
D - Periodical articles |
| Country / State or Province | USA |
| Subject(s) |
Occupational pathology
|
| Broad subject area(s) |
Biological hazards
|
| Browse category(ies) |
Bacterial and parasitic diseases
Funeral services
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