Risk of Transmission and Features of Hepatitis C after Needlestick Injuries

Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology

Volumn 20, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 63-64

  Hamid, Saeed S ^a  

^a AGA KHAN UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Pakistan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMINOTRANSFERASE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BLOOD; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; HEPATITIS C; HOSPITAL PERSONNEL; HUMAN; NEEDLESTICK INJURY; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK ASSESSMENT; VIROLOGY;

ADULT; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; DISEASE TRANSMISSION, PATIENT-TO-PROFESSIONAL; HEPATITIS C; HUMANS; NEEDLESTICK INJURIES; PERSONNEL, HOSPITAL; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK ASSESSMENT; TRANSAMINASES;

EID: 0032613914     PISSN: 0899823X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/501547     Document Type: Article

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