Hepatitis C virus among health care workers

Minerva Medica

Volumn 87, Issue 11, 1996, Pages 501-504

  De Mercato, R ^a,d   Guarnaccia, D ^b   Ciannella, G ^c   Cantiello, G ^a   Celentano, U ^a   D'Antonio, A ^b   Iaiunese, G ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NAPLES FEDERICO II   (Italy)

^b Hospital D Cotugno   (Italy)

^c Department of Radiology   (Italy)

^d NONE   (Italy)

Author keywords

health care workers; hepatitis C virus; occupational health

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BLOOD TRANSFUSION; DRUG ABUSE; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEPATITIS C; HEPATITIS C VIRUS; HUMAN; IMMUNOBLOTTING; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; SCREENING; SERODIAGNOSIS; SURGEON;

EID: 0030512183     PISSN: 00264806     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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