The Cumulative Probability of Occupationally-Acquired HIV Infection: The Risks of Repeated Exposures During a Surgical Career

Infection Control & Hospital Epidemiology

Volumn 11, Issue 5, 1990, Pages 243-247

  McKinney, W Paul ^a   Young, Mark J ^b  

^a Infectious Disease Associates   (United States)

^b MEDICAL COLLEGE OF WISCONSIN   (United States)

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Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS PREVALENCE; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASE; OPERATING ROOM; PENETRATING TRAUMA; RISK FACTOR; STATISTICAL MODEL; SURGERY; SURGICAL GLOVE; SURGICAL INSTRUMENT; UNITED STATES;

GLOVES, SURGICAL; HIV INFECTIONS; HIV SEROPREVALENCE; HUMAN; MODELS, STATISTICAL; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASES; OPERATING ROOMS; RISK FACTORS; SURGERY; SURGICAL INSTRUMENTS; UNITED STATES; WOUNDS, PENETRATING;

EID: 0025426952     PISSN: 0899823X     EISSN: 15596834     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/646161     Document Type: Article

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