Exposure of medical students to body fluids

Journal of the American College Health Association

Volumn 47, Issue 5, 1999, Pages 207-210

  Ganguly, Rama ^a,b   Holt, Douglas A ^a,c   Sinnott, John T ^a,d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA   (United States)

^b Department of Rehabilitation and Geriatrics   (United States)

^c Hillshorough County Public Heulth Unit   (United States)

^d TAMPA GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Blood; Body fluids; HIV; Medical students; Occupational safety; Universal precautions guidelines

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL EDUCATION; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; INFECTION PREVENTION; INFECTION RISK; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL STUDENT; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIMARY PREVENTION;

EID: 0032962995     PISSN: 07448481     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/07448489909595649     Document Type: Article

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