Blood-borne virus screening in health care workers: Is it worthwhile?

Occupational Medicine

Volumn 57, Issue 8, 2007, Pages 544-546

  Grime, Paul ^a  

^a ROYAL FREE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIVIRUS AGENT; HEPATITIS B VACCINE;

AWARENESS; CLINICAL PRACTICE; CONFIDENTIALITY; CONTINUING EDUCATION; COUNSELING; EDITORIAL; FEAR; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEPATITIS B; HEPATITIS C; HOSPITAL PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; INFECTION CONTROL; INFECTION RISK; INFORMED CONSENT; MEDICAL AUDIT; NATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE; NEEDLESTICK INJURY; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE; PATIENT CARE; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTECTIVE CLOTHING; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK REDUCTION; SCREENING TEST; SHARPS DISPOSAL; STAFF TRAINING; STIGMA; UNITED KINGDOM; VIRUS TRANSMISSION; VOLUNTARY REPORTING;

BLOOD-BORNE PATHOGENS; DISEASE TRANSMISSION, HORIZONTAL; ENGLAND; GREAT BRITAIN; HEALTH PERSONNEL; HUMANS; MASS SCREENING; RISK; VIRUS DISEASES;

EID: 36949031492     PISSN: 09627480     EISSN: 14718405     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/occmed/kqm100     Document Type: Editorial

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