Discrimination or discretion? Exploring dentists' views on treating patients with hepatitis C

Australian Dental Journal

Volumn 51, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 318-323

  Temple Smith, Meredith ^a   Jenkinson, K ^a   Lavery, J ^a   Gifford, S M ^a   Morgan, M ^b  

^a LA TROBE UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Dentists; Discrimination; Hepatitis C

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL PRACTICE; DENTAL CARE; DENTIST; FEMALE; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HEPATITIS C; HUMAN; INFECTION CONTROL; INTERVIEW; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY; STATISTICS; SUBSTANCE ABUSE;

ADULT; AGED; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; DENTAL CARE FOR CHRONICALLY ILL; DENTIST'S PRACTICE PATTERNS; DENTISTS; FEMALE; HEPATITIS C; HUMANS; INTERVIEWS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PREJUDICE; SUBSTANCE ABUSE, INTRAVENOUS; UNIVERSAL PRECAUTIONS;

EID: 33846154907     PISSN: 00450421     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1834-7819.2006.tb00450.x     Document Type: Article

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