Covid-19: Protecting Worker Health

Sean Semple¹, John W Cherrie^{2

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Affiliations

¹ Institute for Social Marketing and Health, Faculty of Health Sciences and Sport, University of Stirling, Stirling, UK.
² Institute of Occupational Medicine, Research Avenue North, Edinburgh, UK.
³ Institute of Biological Chemistry, Biophysics and Bioengineering, Heriot-Watt University, Riccarton, Edinburgh, UK.

Sean Semple et al. Ann Work Expo Health. 2020.

. 2020 Jun 24;64(5):461-464.

doi: 10.1093/annweh/wxaa033.

Sean Semple¹, John W Cherrie^{2

3}

¹ Institute for Social Marketing and Health, Faculty of Health Sciences and Sport, University of Stirling, Stirling, UK.
² Institute of Occupational Medicine, Research Avenue North, Edinburgh, UK.
³ Institute of Biological Chemistry, Biophysics and Bioengineering, Heriot-Watt University, Riccarton, Edinburgh, UK.

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