Exposure of athletic trainers to potentially infectious bodily fluids in the high school setting

Journal of Athletic Training

Volumn 32, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 320-322

  Middlemas, David A ^a   Jessee, K Brian ^b   Mulder, Diane K ^c   Rehberg, Robb S ^a  

^a WILLIAM PATERSON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Ferris High School ^*

^c KESSLER FOUNDATION   (United States)

Author keywords

Bloodborne pathogens; Hepatitis B; HIV

Indexed keywords

EID: 3042928565     PISSN: 10626050     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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