Theoretical Risk for Occupational Blood-Borne Infections in Forensic Pathologists

Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology

Volumn 24, Issue 10, 2003, Pages 772-773

  Nolte, Kurt B ^a,b   Yoon, Steven S ^a  

^a CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; AUTOPSY; CAREER; FORENSIC MEDICINE; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEPATITIS C; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; INFECTION RISK; NEEDLESTICK INJURY; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PATHOLOGIST; PROBABILITY; RISK ASSESSMENT; SURGICAL GLOVE; VIRUS HEPATITIS; VIRUS INFECTION;

AUTOPSY; BLOOD-BORNE PATHOGENS; HEPATITIS C; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PATHOLOGY; RISK ASSESSMENT; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0142246215     PISSN: 0899823X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/502131     Document Type: Article

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