Analysis of underreporting of occupational blood exposure at Limoges University Hospital;Étude des causes de non-déclaration des accidents d'exposition au sang au CHU de Limoges

Archives des Maladies Professionnelles et de Medecine du Travail

Volumn 64, Issue 7-8, 2003, Pages 453-459

  Druet Cabanac, M ^a   Szopinski, M ^a   Tibarbache, H ^a   Dumont, D ^a  

^a Hopital du Cluzeau   (France)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ACQUIRED IMMUNE DEFICIENCY SYNDROME; ADULT; ARTICLE; BLOOD; HEALTH PRACTITIONER; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; INFECTION RISK; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; OCCUPATIONAL HAZARD; PHYSICIAN; UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL;

EID: 1342282327     PISSN: 12503274     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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