Occupational exposure to blood in medical students

South African Medical Journal

Volumn 93, Issue 8, 2003, Pages 621-624

  Rabbitts, Jennifer Anne ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF STELLENBOSCH   (South Africa)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIRETROVIRUS AGENT;

ARTICLE; COHORT ANALYSIS; COMMUNICABLE DISEASE; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; INCIDENCE; INFECTION RISK; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MEDICAL SCHOOL; MEDICAL STUDENT; NEEDLESTICK INJURY; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; OCCUPATIONAL HAZARD; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; QUESTIONNAIRE; RISK ASSESSMENT; VIRAL CONTAMINATION; VIRUS TRANSMISSION;

BLOOD-BORNE PATHOGENS; CAREER CHOICE; DISEASE TRANSMISSION, PATIENT-TO-PROFESSIONAL; HOSPITALS, UNIVERSITY; HUMANS; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SOUTH AFRICA; STUDENTS, MEDICAL; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 0041322826     PISSN: 02569574     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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