Management of HBV infected health care workers [2]

Journal of Clinical Virology

Volumn 27, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 310-311

  Magnavita, Nicola ^a   Puro, Vincenzo ^b  

^a CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY   (Italy)

^b NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR INFECTIOUS DISEASES L SPALLANZANI   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DISEASE TRANSMISSION; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEPATITIS B; HEPATITIS B VIRUS; HUMAN; HUMAN RIGHTS; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; LETTER; MEDICAL LIABILITY; PERIODIC MEDICAL EXAMINATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0038488601     PISSN: 13866532     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1386-6532(03)00126-4     Document Type: Letter

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