Human bites and the risk of human immunodeficiency virus transmission

American Journal of Forensic Medicine and Pathology

Volumn 20, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 232-239

  Pretty, Iain A ^a   Anderson, Gail S ^b   Sweet, David J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^b SIMON FRASER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

AIDS; Dentistry; Forensic science; HIV; Human bites; Risk; Transmission

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BITE; FORENSIC PATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; INFECTION RISK; RISK ASSESSMENT; SALIVA ANALYSIS; VIRUS CHARACTERIZATION; VIRUS TRANSMISSION;

ADULT; ANIMALS; BITES, HUMAN; CANADA; CHILD; HIV INFECTIONS; HIV SEROPREVALENCE; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; MIDDLE AGED;

EID: 0032855376     PISSN: 01957910     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00000433-199909000-00003     Document Type: Article

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