评估美国小型动物兽医诊所的适应及其对劳动力COVID-19准备和应对的影响

David R Marquez1,2, Jacqueline Agnew3, Daniel J Barnett4

  • 1David R. Marquez, DVM, MPH, DACVPM, is a Postdoctoral Fellow, in the Department of Environmental Health and Engineering, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore, MD.

Health security
|November 16, 2023
PubMed
概括

小动物兽医工作者在COVID-19期间面临着挑战. 减少工作时间,减少个人防护设备 (PPE) 的使用,以及护理需求降低了他们应对大流行病的准备和能力.

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