Management of occupational exposures to potentially infectious materials in dentistry;Condutas pós-exposição ocupacional a material biológico na odontologia

Revista de Saude Publica

Volumn 42, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 279-286

  Garcia, Leila Posenato ^a   Blank, Vera Lúcia Guimarães ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF SANTA CATARINA   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Accidents, occupational; Dental staff; Health surveys; Occupational exposure, prevention control

Indexed keywords

EID: 42449121328     PISSN: 00348910     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/s0034-89102008000200013     Document Type: Article

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