Infection control among professional tattooists in Minneapolis and St. Paul, MN

Public Health Reports

Volumn 116, Issue 3, 2001, Pages 249-256

  Raymond, Monica J ^a   Pirie, Phyllis L ^b   Halcón, Linda L ^c  

^a Tacoma Pierce County Health Department   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTAMINATION; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; HAND WASHING; HUMAN; INFECTION CONTROL; INFECTION RISK; INSTRUMENT STERILIZATION; NEEDLE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TATTOOING; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0036220686     PISSN: 00333549     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/s0033-3549(04)50040-7     Document Type: Article

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