Occupational exposure to biological fluids among a cohort of Brazilian dentists

International Dental Journal

Volumn 56, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 332-337

  Bellissimo Rodrigues, Wanessa Teixeira ^a,b   Bellissimo Rodrigues, Fernando ^a   Machado, Alcyone Artioli ^a  

^a Campus Universitário Monte Alegre ^*

^b UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Dentistry; HBV; HCV; HIV; Occupational exposure

Indexed keywords

EID: 33845663176     PISSN: 00206539     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1875-595X.2006.tb00337.x     Document Type: Article

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