Prevalence of hepatitis B and C among Brazilian dentists [3]

Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology

Volumn 27, Issue 8, 2006, Pages 887-888

  Bellíssimo Rodrigues, Wanessa Teixeira ^a   Machado, Alcyone Artioli ^a   Bellíssimo Rodrigues, Fernando ^a   Nascimento, Margarida P ^a   Figueiredo, José Fernando C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HEPATITIS B VACCINE;

AEROSOL; BLOODBORNE BACTERIUM; BRAZIL; DENTIST; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; HEPATITIS B; HEPATITIS C; HUMAN; IMMUNIZATION; LETTER; MEDICAL PRACTICE; MEDICAL PROFESSION; PREVALENCE; SEROLOGY;

BRAZIL; DENTISTS; HEPATITIS B; HEPATITIS B ANTIBODIES; HEPATITIS C; HEPATITIS C ANTIBODIES; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASES; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PREVALENCE;

EID: 33748274500     PISSN: 0899823X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/506407     Document Type: Letter

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