Basic infection control procedures in dental practice in Khartoum - Sudan

International Dental Journal

Volumn 54, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 413-417

  Elkarim, I A ^a,b   Abdulla, Z A ^a   Yahia, N A ^a   AlQudah, A ^a   Ibrahim, Y E ^a  

^a Queen's University ^*

^b QUEEN'S UNIVERSITY BELFAST   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Dental practitioners; Disposables; Gloves; Infection control; Sterilisation

Indexed keywords

HOT WATER;

AUTOCLAVE; CONTAINER; CONTROLLED STUDY; DENTIST; DENTISTRY; FACE MASK; HEALTH PRACTITIONER; HEALTH SURVEY; HEPATITIS B; HUMAN; IMMUNIZATION; INFECTION CONTROL; INSTRUMENT STERILIZATION; NEEDLE; OPTICAL INSTRUMENTATION; QUESTIONNAIRE; REVIEW; SUDAN; SURGICAL GLOVE; WASTE DISPOSAL;

EID: 10444263879     PISSN: 00206539     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1875-595X.2004.tb00297.x     Document Type: Review

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