Open AccessA facet of the biohazard control program: agent registration, risk assessment and computerization of data.
Author(s) -
Josie Irwin,
G D Stoner
Publication year - 1976
Publication title -
american journal of public health
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.284
H-Index - 264
eISSN - 1541-0048
pISSN - 0090-0036
DOI - 10.2105/ajph.66.4.372
Subject(s) - risk assessment , facet (psychology) , control (management) , environmental health , medicine , computer science , psychology , computer security , artificial intelligence , social psychology , personality , big five personality traits
An assessment of risk in handling microbial agents at a major biomedical research institute is given. Included also are the risks associated with handling tissue cultures and animals. Two computer programs are described for the storage and retrieval of data on agents, tissue cultures, and animals.