Evaluation of potential bloodborne pathogen exposures among body piercers

Applied Occupational and Environmental Hygiene

Volumn 16, Issue 10, 2001, Pages 925-935

  Tharr, D ^a  

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Indexed keywords

ACQUIRED IMMUNE DEFICIENCY SYNDROME; ARTICLE; BABESIOSIS; BRUCELLOSIS; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; EAR INJURY; EVALUATION; HEMORRHAGIC FEVER; HEPATITIS B VIRUS; HEPATITIS C VIRUS; HISTORY OF MEDICINE; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS 1; HUMAN T CELL LEUKEMIA VIRUS 1; INFECTION RISK; LEPTOSPIROSIS; MALARIA; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT; SYPHILIS; TRAINING; VIRUS INFECTION; WOUND;

BLOOD-BORNE PATHOGENS; FLORIDA; HUMANS; NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASES; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; RISK MANAGEMENT; TATTOOING; UNITED STATES; UNIVERSAL PRECAUTIONS;

EID: 0034791248     PISSN: 1047322X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/104732201300367146     Document Type: Article

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