Knowledge and attitudes of Japanese dental health care workers towards HIV-related disease

Journal of Dentistry

Volumn 25, Issue 3-4, 1997, Pages 279-283

  Kitaura, H ^a   Adachi, N ^a   Kobayashi, K ^a   Yamada, T ^a  

^a NAGASAKI UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

AIDS; Dental personnel; Japan; Survey

Indexed keywords

ACQUIRED IMMUNE DEFICIENCY SYNDROME; AIDS RELATED COMPLEX; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; DENTAL ASSISTANT; DENTAL CARE; DENTAL EDUCATION; DENTAL STUDENT; DENTIST; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; DOCTOR PATIENT RELATION; EDUCATION; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; HUMAN RELATION; INFECTION CONTROL; JAPAN; MASS MEDIUM; MOUTH DISEASE; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASE; QUESTIONNAIRE; RISK FACTOR; SERODIAGNOSIS;

ACQUIRED IMMUNODEFICIENCY SYNDROME; AIDS-RELATED OPPORTUNISTIC INFECTIONS; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; DENTAL ASSISTANTS; DENTAL CARE FOR CHRONICALLY ILL; DENTAL HYGIENISTS; DENTIST-PATIENT RELATIONS; DENTISTS; DISEASE TRANSMISSION, PATIENT-TO-PROFESSIONAL; EDUCATION, DENTAL; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HIV INFECTIONS; HIV SERONEGATIVITY; HIV SEROPOSITIVITY; HUMANS; INFECTION CONTROL; JAPAN; MASS MEDIA; MOUTH DISEASES; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASES; PROFESSIONAL-PATIENT RELATIONS; QUESTIONNAIRES; RISK FACTORS; STUDENTS, DENTAL;

EID: 0031133585     PISSN: 03005712     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0300-5712(96)00030-9     Document Type: Article

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