Survey on attitudes toward HIV-infected individuals and infection control practices among dentists in Mexico City

American Journal of Infection Control

Volumn 28, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 21-24

  Maupomé, Gerardo ^a   Acosta Gío, Enrique ^b   Borges Yáñez, S Aída ^b   Díez de Bonilla, F Javier ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BLEACHING AGENT; DISINFECTANT AGENT; GLUTARALDEHYDE; QUATERNARY AMMONIUM DERIVATIVE;

ATTITUDE; BEHAVIOR; CLINICAL PRACTICE; DENTIST; DISINFECTION; DOCTOR PATIENT RELATION; EDUCATION PROGRAM; HEPATITIS B VIRUS; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; IMMUNIZATION; INFECTION CONTROL; INFECTION RISK; INSTRUMENT STERILIZATION; INTERVIEW; MEXICO; NOTE; OCCUPATIONAL HAZARD; PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT; QUESTIONNAIRE; VIRUS TRANSMISSION;

EID: 0034049657     PISSN: 01966553     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0196-6553(00)90007-5     Document Type: Article

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