The college student, the dentist, and the North Carolina senator: Risk analysis and risk management of HIV transmission from health care worker to patient

Medical Decision Making

Volumn 16, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 86-91

  Robinson Jr , Edward N ^a,c,d   De Bliek, Ruth ^b  

^a Duke/UNC Med Info Training Program   (United States)

^b Lab for Computing and Cognition   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^d MOSES H CONE MEMORIAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

HIV; policy; risk analysis; risk management

Indexed keywords

COLLEGE STUDENT; DENTIST; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; INFECTION RISK; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; REVIEW; RISK ASSESSMENT; UNITED STATES; VIRUS TRANSMISSION;

AMERICAN MEDICAL ASSOCIATION; CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION (U.S.); DISEASE TRANSMISSION, PROFESSIONAL-TO-PATIENT; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE RATIONING; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; MALE; NORTH CAROLINA; POLITICS; RISK MANAGEMENT; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0030032646     PISSN: 0272989X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0272989X9601600117     Document Type: Review

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