Importance of Hepatitis C for the Public Health Service Taff;Zur arbeitsmedizinischen Bedeutung der Hepatitis C bei Beschäftigten im Gesundheitsdienst

Gesundheitswesen

Volumn 59, Issue 7, 1997, Pages 452-460

  Hofmann, F ^a   Michaelis, M ^b   Rieger, M A ^c   Hasselhorn, H M ^a   Berthold, H ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WUPPERTAL   (Germany)

^b Freiburger Forschungsstelle A   (Germany)

^c UNIVERSITY OF FREIBURG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Elevated transaminases; Hepatitis C incidence; Hepatitis C prevalence; Needlestick injuries

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; FEMALE; GERMANY; HEPATITIS C; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEEDLESTICK INJURY; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASE; PATIENT CARE; REVIEW; RISK FACTOR; STATISTICS;

ADULT; AGED; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; GERMANY; HEPATITIS C; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEEDLESTICK INJURIES; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASES; PATIENT CARE TEAM; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 0031179389     PISSN: 09413790     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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