Prion diseases and dental treatment: Principles and practice of patients with/suspected or at-risk of CJD: Case reports

British Dental Journal

Volumn 195, Issue 6, 2003, Pages 319-321

  Smith, A J ^a   Sweeney, M P ^a   Bagg, J ^a  

^a GLASGOW DENTAL HOSPITAL AND SCHOOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

PRION PROTEIN;

ARTICLE; AWARENESS; CREUTZFELDT JAKOB DISEASE; CROSS INFECTION; DENTAL CARE; FATALITY; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HUMAN; INFECTION CONTROL; INSTRUMENT STERILIZATION; NONHUMAN; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRION DISEASE; DISEASE TRANSMISSION;

CREUTZFELDT-JAKOB SYNDROME; DENTAL CARE FOR CHRONICALLY ILL; DISEASE TRANSMISSION, PATIENT-TO-PROFESSIONAL; HUMANS; INFECTION CONTROL, DENTAL;

EID: 0642276480     PISSN: 00070610     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.bdj.4810542     Document Type: Article

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