Infection control practices among tattooists and body piercers in Sydney, Australia

American Journal of Infection Control

Volumn 31, Issue 8, 2003, Pages 447-456

  Oberdorfer, Aurmporn ^a   Wiggers, John H ^a,b   Bowman, Jenny ^c   Lecathelinais, Christophe ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEWCASTLE   (Australia)

^b Hunter Centre for Health Advancement   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NEWCASTLE   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANTISEPSIS; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE; AUSTRALIA; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFECTION CONTROL; INFECTION PREVENTION; INSTRUMENT STERILIZATION; MALE; MENTAL COMPLIANCE; TATTOOING;

EID: 0347383718     PISSN: 01966553     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0196-6553(03)00082-8     Document Type: Article

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