Provider-to-patient transmission of hepatitis B virus [5]

Lancet

Volumn 353, Issue 9149, 1999, Pages 324-325

  Ross, R S ^a   Viazov, S ^a   Roggendorf, M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL ESSEN   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEPATITIS B; HEPATITIS B VIRUS; HEPATITIS C VIRUS; HOSPITAL INFECTION; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS 1; INFECTION RISK; LETTER; MEDICAL ETHICS; MEDICOLEGAL ASPECT; PATIENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; VIRUS TRANSMISSION; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; NOTE; RISK;

DISEASE TRANSMISSION, PROFESSIONAL-TO-PATIENT; HEPATITIS B; HUMANS; RISK;

EID: 0032590186     PISSN: 01406736     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0140-6736(05)74903-5     Document Type: Letter

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