Issues complicating the implementation of postexposure prophylaxis

American Journal of Medicine

Volumn 102, Issue 5 B, 1997, Pages 90-94

  L'Ecuyer, Paul B ^a   Fraser, Victoria J ^a  

^a WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIRETROVIRUS AGENT; HEPATITIS B ANTIBODY; HEPATITIS B VACCINE; ZIDOVUDINE;

BEHAVIOR MODIFICATION; CHEMOPROPHYLAXIS; CONFERENCE PAPER; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEPATITIS B; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; INFECTION CONTROL; NEEDLESTICK INJURY; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PATIENT COUNSELING; PATIENT EDUCATION; POLICY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK BENEFIT ANALYSIS; VIRUS TRANSMISSION;

ANTI-HIV AGENTS; COUNSELING; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH PERSONNEL; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; INFECTION CONTROL; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; RISK; UNITED STATES; UNITED STATES OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH ADMINISTRATION;

EID: 0030872649     PISSN: 00029343     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0002-9343(97)00070-3     Document Type: Conference Paper

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