Healthcare workers and HIV health issues

Annals of the Academy of Medicine Singapore

Volumn 37, Issue 7, 2008, Pages 576-579

  Chua, Arlene ^a   Yee, Sin Leo ^b   Kurup, Asok ^c   Chlebicki, Maciej Piotr ^c   Cheng, Chuan Lee ^b  

^a NATIONAL UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Singapore)

^b TAN TOCK SENG HOSPITAL   (Singapore)

^c SINGAPORE GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Singapore)

Author keywords

AIDS; HIV testing; Occupational; Transmission

Indexed keywords

ACQUIRED IMMUNE DEFICIENCY SYNDROME; CLINICAL PRACTICE; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; EMPLOYMENT; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; INFECTION CONTROL; INFECTION RISK; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIVACY; REVIEW; SINGAPORE;

EID: 49449095840     PISSN: 03044602     EISSN: 29724066     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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