Prevalence of hepatitis C antibodies in a large sample of belgian healthcare workers

Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology

Volumn 21, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 209-212

  Moens, Guido ^a   Vranckx, Robert ^b,c   De Greef, Liesbeth ^a   Jacques, Pierre ^a,b  

^a EXTERNAL SERVICE FOR PREVENTION AND PROTECTION AT WORK   (Belgium)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LEUVEN   (Belgium)

^c SCIENTIFIC INSTITUTE OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (Belgium)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HEPATITIS C ANTIBODY;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BELGIUM; BLOOD; EPIDEMIOLOGY; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEEDLESTICK INJURY; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; RISK; RISK ASSESSMENT;

ADULT; BELGIUM; FEMALE; HEALTH PERSONNEL; HEPATITIS C ANTIBODIES; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEEDLESTICK INJURIES; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; ODDS RATIO; RISK ASSESSMENT; SEROEPIDEMIOLOGIC STUDIES;

EID: 0034145332     PISSN: 0899823X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/501746     Document Type: Article

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