Dental hygienists and infection control: Knowledge, attitudes and behaviour in Italy

Journal of Hospital Infection

Volumn 47, Issue 4, 2001, Pages 314-320

  Angelillo, I F ^a   Nardi, G ^a   Rizzo, C F ^a   Viggiani, N M A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY MAGNA GRAECIA OF CATANZARO   (Italy)

Author keywords

Attitudes; Behaviour; Dental hygienists; Infection control; Italy; Knowledge

Indexed keywords

GLUTARALDEHYDE; WATER;

ACQUIRED IMMUNE DEFICIENCY SYNDROME; ADULT; AGE; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE; BEHAVIOR; CANDIDIASIS; CLINICAL FEATURE; CLINICAL PRACTICE; CONTINUING EDUCATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DENTAL ASSISTANT; DENTAL EQUIPMENT; DISINFECTION; EDUCATION PROGRAM; FEMALE; HERPES SIMPLEX VIRUS; HUMAN; INFECTION CONTROL; INFECTION PREVENTION; INSTRUMENT STERILIZATION; ITALY; KAPOSI SARCOMA; LEUKOPLAKIA; MALE; PERIODONTAL DISEASE; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; QUESTIONNAIRE; TEMPERATURE; WATER VAPOR;

EID: 0034936796     PISSN: 01956701     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1053/jhin.2001.0940     Document Type: Article

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