Autopsies on bodies without antemortem risk factors for HCV, HBV and HIV infections: Are they safe? [1]

Pathology

Volumn 34, Issue 6, 2002, Pages 582-583

  Sanaei Zadeh, Hossein ^a   Taghaddosinejad, Fakhreddin ^a   Amoei, Mahmood ^b   Bayatmakou, Kambiz ^b   Fahim, Pejman ^b  

^a TEHRAN UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

^b LEGAL MEDICINE RESEARCH CENTER   (Iran)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AUTOPSY; HEPATITIS B; HEPATITIS B VIRUS; HEPATITIS C; HEPATITIS C VIRUS; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; INFECTION RISK; LETTER; SAFETY; VIRUS TRANSMISSION;

EID: 0036910472     PISSN: 00313025     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/0031302021000035992     Document Type: Letter

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