Analysis of hepatitis C virus infection among health-care workers: An observational study

Minerva Gastroenterologica e Dietologica

Volumn 51, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 255-259

  Proietti, L ^a,b   Malaponte, G ^a   Libra, M ^a   Navolanic, P M ^a   Bevelacqua, Y ^a   Travali, S ^a   Mazzarino, M C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CATANIA   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CATANIA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Health care worker; Hepatitis C virus; Surveillance

Indexed keywords

ACCIDENT; ARTICLE; BLOOD; CLINICAL OBSERVATION; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEPATITIS C; HEPATITIS C VIRUS; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INFECTION RISK; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MONITORING; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASE; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; RISK ASSESSMENT; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; VIRUS TRANSMISSION;

HEALTH PERSONNEL; HEPATITIS C; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASES;

EID: 28444498398     PISSN: 00264776     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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