Hepatitis C in health care professionals: Prevalence and association with risk factors

Revista de Saude Publica

Volumn 41, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 229-235

  de Souza Ciorlia, Luiz Alberto ^a,b   Zanetta, Dirce Maria Trevisan ^a  

^a FACULDADE DE MEDICINA DE SÃO JOSÉ DO RIO PRETO   (Brazil)

^b Famerp ^*  (Brazil)

Author keywords

Cross sectional studies; Health personnel; Hepatitis C, epidemiology; Occupational risks; Risk factors; Seroepidemiologic studies

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BRAZIL; CHI SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; FEMALE; HEPATITIS C; HOSPITAL PERSONNEL; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASE; PREVALENCE; RISK FACTOR; STATISTICAL MODEL; STATISTICS;

ADULT; AGED; BRAZIL; CHI-SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; FEMALE; HEPATITIS C; HUMANS; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASES; PERSONNEL, HOSPITAL; PREVALENCE; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 34147133983     PISSN: 00348910     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/s0034-89102007000200009     Document Type: Article

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