Hepatitis E, Helicobacter pylori, and gastrointestinal symptoms in workers exposed to waste water.

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Published in Occup Environ Med on July 01, 2004

Authors

S Jeggli1, D Steiner, H Joller, A Tschopp, R Steffen, P Hotz

Author Affiliations

1: Occupational and Environmental Medicine Unit, Zurich, Switzerland.

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