Ethics of transmission of hepatitis B virus by health-care workers

Lancet

Volumn 352, Issue 9137, 1998, Pages 1381-1383

  Ristinen, Elaine ^a   Mamtani, Ravinder ^a  

^a NEW YORK MEDICAL COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HEPATITIS B(E) ANTIGEN;

BODY FLUID; CONFIDENTIALITY; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEPATITIS B; HUMAN; HUMAN RIGHTS; INFECTION RISK; MEDICAL ETHICS; POLICY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SHORT SURVEY; VIRUS TRANSMISSION;

EID: 0032564189     PISSN: 01406736     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0140-6736(98)03095-5     Document Type: Note

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