Barber shaving and blood-borne disease transmission in developing countries

South African Medical Journal

Volumn 95, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 94-96

  Khaliq, Amir Abdul ^a   Smego Jr , Raymond A ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OKLAHOMA HEALTH SCIENCES CENTER   (United States)

^b NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF ALLERGY AND INFECTIOUS DISEASES   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AFRICA; ASIA; BANGLADESH; BLOOD DONOR; CHINA; DEVELOPING COUNTRY; ETHIOPIA; HAIRDRESSER; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH PROGRAM; HEPATITIS B; HEPATITIS B VIRUS; HEPATITIS C; HEPATITIS C VIRUS; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; INDIA; INFECTION CONTROL; INSTRUMENT STERILIZATION; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ABUSE; LOGISTIC REGRESSION ANALYSIS; MEDICAL INSTRUMENTATION; MEDICAL RESEARCH; METHODOLOGY; NOTE; OCCUPATIONAL HAZARD; PAKISTAN; PREVALENCE; RISK FACTOR; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; VIRAL CONTAMINATION; VIRUS TRANSMISSION;

BARBERING; BLOOD-BORNE PATHOGENS; DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; DISEASE TRANSMISSION, HORIZONTAL; HAIR REMOVAL; HEPATITIS B; HEPATITIS C; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; MALE; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 13844315269     PISSN: 02569574     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Note

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