Hepatitis C virus (HCV) - An occupational risk to dentists?

British Dental Journal

Volumn 180, Issue 12, 1996, Pages 473-474

  Porter, Stephen R ^a   Lodi, Giovanni ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DENTIST; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; HEPATITIS C; HUMAN; INFECTION CONTROL; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASE; REVIEW; RISK FACTOR;

DENTISTS; DISEASE TRANSMISSION, PATIENT-TO-PROFESSIONAL; HEPATITIS C; HUMANS; INFECTION CONTROL; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASES; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 0030597882     PISSN: 00070610     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.bdj.4809130     Document Type: Article

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