The incidence of occupational exposures among students in four UK dental schools

International Dental Journal

Volumn 54, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 26-32

  Stewardson, D A ^a,b   Burke, Fjt ^a   Elkhazindar, M M ^a   McHugh, E S ^a   Mellor, A C ^a   Coulter, W A ^a   Palenik, C J ^a  

^a School of Dentistry ^*

^b UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Body fluids; Dental students; Local anaesthetics; Occupational exposure

Indexed keywords

ANESTHESIA; ARTICLE; BODY FLUID; CONTROLLED STUDY; DENTISTRY; FEMALE; HANDEDNESS; HUMAN; MALE; MEDICAL PERSONNEL; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; QUESTIONNAIRE; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; SYRINGE; UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 1342324010     PISSN: 00206539     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1875-595X.2004.tb00249.x     Document Type: Article

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