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Health protection and risks for rescuers in cases of floods / Zdravstvena zaštita i rizici za spasioce u poplavljenim područjima Cover

Health protection and risks for rescuers in cases of floods / Zdravstvena zaštita i rizici za spasioce u poplavljenim područjima

Archives of Industrial Hygiene and Toxicology
Volume 66 (2015): Issue 1 (March 2015)
By: Nataša Holcer Janev,  Pavle Jeličić,  Maja Grba Bujević and  Damir Važanić  
Open Access
|Mar 2015

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/aiht-2015-66-2559 | Journal eISSN: 1848-6312 | Journal ISSN: 0004-1254
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Language: English, Croatian, Slovenian
Page range: 9 - 13
Submitted on: Jul 1, 2014
Accepted on: Feb 1, 2015
Published on: Mar 27, 2015
Published by: Institute for Medical Research and Occupational Health
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services
Publication frequency: 4 issues per year
Keywords:
contamination,
decontamination of diving equipment,
disinfection,
displaced animals,
flood-related health hazards
Related subjects:
Medicine,
Basic medical science,
Basic medical science, other

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