Molecular methods of measurement of hepatitis B virus, hepatitis C virus, and human immunodeficiency virus infection: Implications for occupational health practice

Occupational and Environmental Medicine

Volumn 56, Issue 11, 1999, Pages 730-734

  Kao, Jia Horng ^a   Heptonstall, Julia ^b   Chen, Ding Shinn ^a  

^a NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^b NONE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Hepatitis; HIV; Measurement

Indexed keywords

VIRUS DNA;

BLOOD; DNA SEQUENCE; GOOD CLINICAL PRACTICE; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEPATITIS B; HEPATITIS C; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; PATIENT; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; VIRUS DETECTION; VIRUS TRANSMISSION;

DNA VIRUSES; HEPATITIS B VIRUS; HEPATITIS C VIRUS; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS;

EID: 0032829616     PISSN: 13510711     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/oem.56.11.730     Document Type: Review

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