An investigation of dentists' knowledge, attitudes and practices towards HIV+ and patients with other blood-borne viruses in South Cheshire, UK

British Dental Journal

Volumn 196, Issue 12, 2004, Pages 749-754

  Crossley, M L ^a  

^a LIVERPOOL JOHN MOORES UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACQUIRED IMMUNE DEFICIENCY SYNDROME; ARTICLE; CHI SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; CLINICAL PRACTICE; DENTAL CARE; DENTAL EDUCATION; DENTIST; DENTISTRY; EDUCATION PROGRAM; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; NONHUMAN; QUESTIONNAIRE; UNITED KINGDOM; VIRUS INFECTION;

ADULT; AGE FACTORS; AGED; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; BLOOD-BORNE PATHOGENS; DENTAL CARE FOR CHRONICALLY ILL; DENTISTS; ENGLAND; ETHICS, DENTAL; FEMALE; GENERAL PRACTICE, DENTAL; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; INSTITUTIONAL PRACTICE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOUTH DISEASES; QUESTIONNAIRES; SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY;

EID: 3142699786     PISSN: 00070610     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.bdj.4811382     Document Type: Article

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