Occupational Blood Exposures in Dentistry: A Decade in Review

Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology

Volumn 18, Issue 10, 1997, Pages 717-721

  Cleveland, Jennifer L ^a   Gooch, Barbara F ^a   Lockwood, Stuart A ^a  

^a NATIONAL CENTER FOR CHRONIC DISEASE PREVENTION AND HEALTH PROMOTION   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BLOODBORNE BACTERIUM; CROSS INFECTION; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DENTAL CARE; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; NEEDLESTICK INJURY; STATISTICS; UNITED STATES;

BLOOD-BORNE PATHOGENS; CROSS INFECTION; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DENTAL CARE; DISEASE TRANSMISSION, PATIENT-TO-PROFESSIONAL; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; NEEDLESTICK INJURIES; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0031255223     PISSN: 0899823X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/30141515     Document Type: Review

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