HIV/AIDS: Occupational risk, attitude and behaviour of surgeons in Southeast Nigeria

International Journal of STD and AIDS

Volumn 16, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 370-373

  Obi, S N ^a   Waboso, P ^b   Ozumba, B C ^c  

^a FEDERAL MEDICAL CENTER   (Nigeria)

^b ABIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (Nigeria)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NIGERIA   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

BEHAVIOUR; HIV AIDS; NIGERIA; OCCUPATIONAL RISK; SURGEONS

Indexed keywords

ACQUIRED IMMUNE DEFICIENCY SYNDROME; ARTICLE; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; GYNECOLOGY; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; MEDICAL PRACTICE; MEDICAL SPECIALIST; NIGERIA; OBSTETRICS; OCCUPATIONAL HAZARD; ORTHOPEDICS; PATIENT CARE; PHYSICIAN ATTITUDE; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTECTIVE CLOTHING; QUESTIONNAIRE; SURGEON; VIRUS TRANSMISSION;

ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; DISEASE TRANSMISSION, PATIENT-TO-PROFESSIONAL; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; NIGERIA; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; QUESTIONNAIRES; RISK FACTORS; SURGERY;

EID: 18944400374     PISSN: 09564624     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1258/0956462053888844     Document Type: Article

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