Tattoos as risk factors for transfusion-transmitted diseases

International Journal of Infectious Diseases

Volumn 5, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 27-34

  Nishioka, Sérgio De A ^a,b,c   Gyorkos, Theresa W ^a,b  

^a MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b MONTREAL GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Canada)

^c FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF UBERLÂNDIA   (Brazil)

Author keywords

AIDS; Chagas disease; Hepatitis B; Hepatitis C; HIV; Risk factors; Syphilis; Tattooing; Transfusion transmitted diseases

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BLOOD TRANSFUSION; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; HEPATITIS B; HEPATITIS C; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS; INFECTION; INFECTION RISK; RISK FACTOR; SCREENING; SYPHILIS; TATTOO; VIRUS TRANSMISSION;

EID: 0035048271     PISSN: 12019712     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1201-9712(01)90045-1     Document Type: Article

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