The risk of healthcare workers for HCV-infection;Die gefahrdung von medizinalpersonen durch die infektion mit dem hepatitis-C-virus

Medizinische Welt

Volumn 49, Issue 10, 1998, Pages 479-481

  Laufs, Rainer ^a   Schwarz, P ^a   Polywka, S ^a   Feucht, H H ^a   Koch, H ^b   Oehler, G ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER HAMBURG EPPENDORF   (Germany)

^b Rehaklinik Fohrenkamp der BfA ^*

Author keywords

HCV needle stick injuries; HCV infection; Health care workers and HCV; Low occupational HCV risk

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; HEALTH CARE; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEPATITIS C; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; IMMUNOBLOTTING; NEEDLESTICK INJURY; NORMAL HUMAN; OCCUPATIONAL HAZARD; PROSPECTIVE STUDY;

EID: 0031762070     PISSN: 00258512     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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