Who's afraid

American Journal of Nursing

Volumn 100, Issue 5, 2000, Pages 26-31

  Bockhold, Kathleen M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE HEALTH SCIENCE CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; DIRECTORY; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; HEPATITIS C; HUMAN; NEEDLESTICK INJURY; NURSING; REVIEW; STATISTICS; UNITED STATES;

ADULT; DIRECTORIES; DISEASE TRANSMISSION, PATIENT-TO-PROFESSIONAL; HEPATITIS C; HUMANS; NEEDLESTICK INJURIES; NURSING; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0040518189     PISSN: 0002936X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00000446-200005000-00047     Document Type: Article

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