Surgery and human immunodeficiency virus-1 infection

American Journal of Surgery

Volumn 172, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 89-92

  Wastell, Christopher ^a   Corless, David ^a   Keeling, Neil ^a  

^a CHELSEA AND WESTMINSTER HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACQUIRED IMMUNE DEFICIENCY SYNDROME; ARTICLE; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; INFECTION RISK; OPERATING ROOM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTECTION; SEROCONVERSION; VASCULAR ACCESS; VIRUS TRANSMISSION;

EID: 0030200952     PISSN: 00029610     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0002-9610(96)00054-2     Document Type: Article

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