Transmission and Prevention of Occupational Infections in Orthopaedic Surgeons

Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery

Volumn 86, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 1065-1076

  Wong, Kwok Chuen ^a   Leung, Kwok Sui ^a  

^a CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AEROSOL; BACTERIAL TRANSMISSION; CLINICAL PRACTICE; HEPATITIS B VIRUS; HEPATITIS C VIRUS; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS; INFECTION CONTROL; INFECTION PREVENTION; NONHUMAN; OCCUPATIONAL ACCIDENT; ORTHOPEDIC SURGERY; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SEVERE ACUTE RESPIRATORY SYNDROME; SURGEON; TUBERCULOSIS; VIRUS TRANSMISSION;

EID: 2442478274     PISSN: 00219355     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2106/00004623-200405000-00029     Document Type: Review

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