Relationship between knowledge and attitudes regarding HIV/AIDS among dental school employees and students

European Journal of Dental Education

Volumn 8, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 105-110

  Borsumm K M ^a   Gjermo, P E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OSLO   (Norway)

Author keywords

Association; Attitudes; Dental; HIV; Knowledge; Relationship

Indexed keywords

ACQUIRED IMMUNE DEFICIENCY SYNDROME; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; DENTAL EDUCATION; DENTAL STUDENT; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; FACTORIAL ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; LEGAL LIABILITY; MALE; MANPOWER; MIDDLE AGED; NONPARAMETRIC TEST; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; RISK ASSESSMENT;

ACQUIRED IMMUNODEFICIENCY SYNDROME; ADULT; AGED; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; EDUCATION, DENTAL; FACTOR ANALYSIS, STATISTICAL; FEMALE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HEALTH PERSONNEL; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; LIABILITY, LEGAL; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RISK ASSESSMENT; SCHOOLS, DENTAL; STATISTICS, NONPARAMETRIC; STUDENTS, DENTAL;

EID: 4344654102     PISSN: 13965883     EISSN: 16000579     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0579.2004.00326.x     Document Type: Article

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