Infection control in the context of hepatitis C disclosure: Implications for education of healthcare professionals

Education for Health

Volumn 17, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 183-191

  Treloar, Carla ^a   Hopwood, Max ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

Author keywords

Discrimination; Education; Hepatitis C; Infection control

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEPATITIS C; HUMAN; INFECTION CONTROL; INTERVIEW; MALE; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MEDICAL ETHICS; MEDICAL PRACTICE; MEDICAL PROFESSION; PATIENT CARE; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE;

ADULT; AGED; DISCLOSURE; DISEASE TRANSMISSION, PATIENT-TO-PROFESSIONAL; FEMALE; GUIDELINES; HEALTH PERSONNEL; HEPATITIS C; HUMANS; INFECTION CONTROL; INTERVIEWS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PREJUDICE;

EID: 4043072089     PISSN: 13576283     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13576280410001711012     Document Type: Article

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