Prevention of nosocomial HCV transmission;Prevención de la transmisión nosocomial por el VHC

Gastroenterologia y Hepatologia

Volumn 29, Issue SUPPL. 2, 2006, Pages 113-116

  Martinez Bauer E ^a,b  

^a HOSPITAL CLÍNIC   (Spain)

^b Hospital Clínico   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BLOOD TRANSFUSION; CONFERENCE PAPER; ENDOSCOPY; HEMODIALYSIS; HEPATITIS C; HEPATITIS C VIRUS; HOSPITAL CARE; HOSPITAL INFECTION; HUMAN; INFECTION CONTROL; INFECTION PREVENTION; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PREVALENCE; PROPHYLAXIS; VIRUS TRANSMISSION;

EID: 34547892289     PISSN: 02105705     EISSN: 15789519     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1157/13097590     Document Type: Conference Paper

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