Clinical characteristics of bus drivers and field officers infected with COVID-19: A cross-sectional study from Istanbul.
BACKGROUND: In metropolitans, where public transportation is used extensively, bus drivers are one of the occupational groups with a high risk of contracting COVID-19. OBJECTIVE: This study aimed to assess the difference between the clinical status of a group of bus drivers and field officers with C...
| Publicado en: | Work Vol. 74; no. 3; pp. 823 - 831 |
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Sage Publications Inc.
2023
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