Public perception of cross-infection control in dentistry

Australian Dental Journal

Volumn 42, Issue 5, 1997, Pages 291-296

  Thomson, W Murray ^a,b   Stewart, Judith F ^a   Carter, Knute D ^a   John Spencer, A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ADELAIDE   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OTAGO   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Cross infection control; Dentists; Public perception

Indexed keywords

ACQUIRED IMMUNE DEFICIENCY SYNDROME; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; AUSTRALIA; CROSS INFECTION; DENTAL CARE; DENTAL EQUIPMENT; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; INFECTION CONTROL; INSTRUMENT STERILIZATION; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; INTERVIEW; LANGUAGE; MALE; MASS MEDIUM; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; PUBLIC OPINION; PUBLIC RELATIONS; RISK FACTOR; SEX DIFFERENCE; TELEPHONE;

ACQUIRED IMMUNODEFICIENCY SYNDROME; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; AUSTRALIA; COMMUNICATION; CROSS INFECTION; DENTAL CARE; DENTAL HEALTH SURVEYS; DENTAL INSTRUMENTS; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; INFECTION CONTROL, DENTAL; INTERVIEWS; LANGUAGE; MALE; MASS MEDIA; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; PUBLIC OPINION; PUBLIC RELATIONS; RISK FACTORS; SEX FACTORS; STERILIZATION; TELEPHONE;

EID: 0031243713     PISSN: 00450421     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1834-7819.1997.tb00132.x     Document Type: Article

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