Doctors at risk of hepatitis B and HIV infection from patients in Nigeria

The Journal of the Royal Society for the Promotion of Health

Volumn 116, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 157-160

  Olubuyide, I O ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF IBADAN   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; HEPATITIS B; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; MEDICAL ETHICS; NEEDLESTICK INJURY; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; OCCUPATIONAL HAZARD; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; PHYSICIAN; RESIDENCY EDUCATION; VIRUS TRANSMISSION;

AFRICA; AFRICA SOUTH OF THE SAHARA; ATTITUDE; BEHAVIOR; DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE; DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; DISEASES; ENGLISH SPEAKING AFRICA; ETHICS; HEALTH; HEALTH PERSONNEL; HEPATITIS--TRANSMISSION; HIV INFECTIONS--TRANSMISSION; NIGERIA; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; PHYSICIANS; PSYCHOLOGICAL FACTORS; RESEARCH METHODOLOGY; RESEARCH REPORT; SAMPLING STUDIES; STUDIES; SURVEYS; VIRAL DISEASES; WESTERN AFRICA;

ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; DISEASE TRANSMISSION, PATIENT-TO-PROFESSIONAL; HEPATITIS B; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; INTERNSHIP AND RESIDENCY; NIGERIA;

EID: 0030013458     PISSN: 14664240     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/146642409611600306     Document Type: Article

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