Exposure to HIV: Medical management and legal implications

Journal of Emergency Medicine

Volumn 19, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 231-239

  Greenwood, Mark J ^a  

^a SPECTRUM HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

HIV prophylaxis; Needle stick; Nonoccupational exposures; Occupational exposures

Indexed keywords

ANTIRETROVIRUS AGENT; INDINAVIR; LAMIVUDINE; NELFINAVIR; ZIDOVUDINE;

ARTICLE; DRUG EFFICACY; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; INFORMED CONSENT; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ABUSE; LEGAL ASPECT; MALPRACTICE; NEEDLESTICK INJURY; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REGISTER; RISK ASSESSMENT; SEXUAL TRANSMISSION; VIRUS TRANSMISSION;

ALLIED HEALTH PERSONNEL; COUNSELING; EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMAN; MANDATORY TESTING; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PRACTICE GUIDELINES; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTASE INHIBITORS; RISK ASSESSMENT; ZIDOVUDINE;

EID: 0033780158     PISSN: 07364679     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0736-4679(00)00231-6     Document Type: Article

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