Influence of HIV-infection risk on resident physicians

Academic Medicine

Volumn 71, Issue 6, 1996, Pages 684-686

  Ritota, Perry C ^a   Quirke, Thomas E ^b   Byer, Arnold ^b,c  

^a TEMPLE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b RUTGERS NEW JERSEY MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^c HACKENSACK UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACQUIRED IMMUNE DEFICIENCY SYNDROME; ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; DECISION MAKING; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MEDICINE; MENTAL STRESS; NEEDLESTICK INJURY; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE; RISK ASSESSMENT; SEROLOGY; STATISTICS; UNITED STATES;

ACQUIRED IMMUNODEFICIENCY SYNDROME; ADULT; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CAREER CHOICE; DISEASE TRANSMISSION, PATIENT-TO-PROFESSIONAL; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; INTERNSHIP AND RESIDENCY; NEEDLESTICK INJURIES; NEW JERSEY; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASES; QUESTIONNAIRES; RISK ASSESSMENT; SEROLOGIC TESTS; SPECIALTIES, MEDICAL; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL;

EID: 0030154259     PISSN: 10402446     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00001888-199606000-00027     Document Type: Article

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