Role of the dentist in HCV transmission. A case-control study in a high prevalence community in the Province of Frosinone;Il ruolo dell'odontoiatra nella trasmissione dell'HCV. Verifica in una comunità del Frusinate ad elevata prevalenza di epatite C

Igiene Moderna

Volumn 112, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 929-940

  Simonetti D'Arca, A ^a   Petti, S ^b   Fabi, G ^b   Ortensi, V ^b   Cairella, G ^b  

^a SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Case control study; Dentistry; HCV; Parenteral transmission

Indexed keywords

EID: 0347369424     PISSN: 00191655     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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