Occupational risk of human immunodeficiency virus infection in healthcare workers: An overview

American Journal of Medicine

Volumn 102, Issue 5 B, 1997, Pages 9-15

  Bell, David M ^a  

^a NATIONAL CENTER FOR EMERGING AND ZOONOTIC INFECTIOUS DISEASES   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLINICAL PRACTICE; CONFERENCE PAPER; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; INFECTION RISK; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; OCCUPATIONAL HAZARD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; UNITED STATES; VIRUS TRANSMISSION;

EID: 0030831196     PISSN: 00029343     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0002-9343(97)89441-7     Document Type: Conference Paper

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