Knowledge, Attitude, and Practice of Iranian Surgeons About Blood-Borne Diseases

Journal of Surgical Research

Volumn 151, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 80-84

  Moghimi, Mehrdad ^a   Marashi, Seyed Ali ^a   Kabir, Ali ^b   Taghipour, Hamid Reza ^c   Faghihi Kashani, Amir Hossein ^d   Ghoddoosi, Iraj ^a   Alavian, Seyed Moayed ^b  

^a SHAHID BEHESHTI UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

^b Tehran Heart Center   (Iran)

^c BAQIYATALLAH UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

^d IRAN UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

Author keywords

attitudes; blood borne pathogens; health; knowledge; practice; surgery

Indexed keywords

HEPATITIS B ANTIBODY;

ARTICLE; BLOOD DISEASE; CLINICAL PRACTICE; GLOVE; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HEPATITIS B VIRUS; HUMAN; IRAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROFESSIONAL KNOWLEDGE; SURGEON; VACCINATION;

ADULT; AGE FACTORS; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; BLOOD-BORNE PATHOGENS; DATA COLLECTION; FEMALE; GENERAL SURGERY; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HEPATITIS B; HEPATITIS C; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; IRAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEEDLESTICK INJURIES; RISK FACTORS; SEX FACTORS; VIRAL HEPATITIS VACCINES;

EID: 57149108979     PISSN: 00224804     EISSN: 10958673     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jss.2007.12.803     Document Type: Article

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