Occupational exposure to potentially infectious biological material in a dental teaching environment

Journal of Dental Education

Volumn 72, Issue 10, 2008, Pages 1201-1208

  Machado Carvalhais, Helenaura P ^a,b   Ramos Jorge, Maria L ^a   Auad, Sheyla M ^a   Martins, Laura H P M ^a   Paiva, Saul M ^a   Pordeus, Isabela A ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF MINAS GERAIS   (Brazil)

^b NONE   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Occupational exposure; Prevalence; Risk factor

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BLOODBORNE BACTERIUM; BRAZIL; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DENTAL EDUCATION; DENTAL STUDENT; DENTISTRY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFECTION CONTROL; MALE; METHODOLOGY; NONPARAMETRIC TEST; OCCUPATIONAL ACCIDENT; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PROTECTIVE CLOTHING; STAB WOUND; STATISTICS;

ACCIDENTS, OCCUPATIONAL; BLOOD-BORNE PATHOGENS; BRAZIL; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DENTISTRY; EDUCATION, DENTAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFECTION CONTROL, DENTAL; MALE; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PROTECTIVE CLOTHING; STATISTICS, NONPARAMETRIC; STUDENTS, DENTAL; WOUNDS, STAB; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 58149252531     PISSN: 00220337     EISSN: 19307837     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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