The preparedness of emergency medical services against occupationally acquired communicable diseases in the prehospital environment in South Africa.

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Published in Emerg Med J on July 01, 2007

Authors

Ozayr Mahomed1, Champaklal Chaganlal Jinabhai, Myra Taylor, Arthur Yancey2

Author Affiliations

1: Department of Public Health Medicine, Nelson R Mandela School of Medicine, University of KwaZulu-Natal, Private Bag 7, Congella 4013, Durban, South Africa. mahomed@ukzn.ac.za
2: Section of Prehospital and Disaster Medicine, Department of Emergency Medicine, Emory University, School of Medicine, Atlanta, Georgia

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