Dental students' knowledge of human immunodeficiency virus

Journal of Dentistry

Volumn 36, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 374-378

  Ajayi, Y O ^a   Ajayi, E O ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LAGOS   (Nigeria)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BENIN   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

Cross infection; Dental students; Human immunodeficiency virus; Knowledge

Indexed keywords

AIDS RELATED COMPLEX; ARTICLE; BLOODBORNE BACTERIUM; DENTAL EDUCATION; DENTAL STUDENT; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; EDUCATION; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; IDIOPATHIC THROMBOCYTOPENIC PURPURA; INFECTION CONTROL; INSTRUMENT STERILIZATION; KAPOSI SARCOMA; LEUKOPLAKIA; MELANOSIS; METHODOLOGY; MOUTH TUMOR; NIGERIA; PHYSIOLOGY; PROTECTIVE CLOTHING; RISK FACTOR; SALIVARY GLAND DISEASE; TEACHING; THRUSH; VIROLOGY;

AIDS-RELATED OPPORTUNISTIC INFECTIONS; BLOOD-BORNE PATHOGENS; CANDIDIASIS, ORAL; EDUCATION, DENTAL; HIV; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; INFECTION CONTROL, DENTAL; LEUKOPLAKIA, HAIRY; MELANOSIS; MOUTH NEOPLASMS; NIGERIA; PROTECTIVE CLOTHING; PURPURA, THROMBOCYTOPENIC, IDIOPATHIC; RISK FACTORS; SALIVARY GLAND DISEASES; SARCOMA, KAPOSI; STERILIZATION; STUDENTS, DENTAL; TEACHING; UNIVERSAL PRECAUTIONS; VIROLOGY;

EID: 41849113380     PISSN: 03005712     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jdent.2008.02.008     Document Type: Article

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