Infection control practices among a cohort of Brazilian dentists

International Dental Journal

Volumn 59, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 53-58

  Bellissimo Rodrigues, Wanessa Teixeira ^a,b   Bellissimo Rodrigues, Fernando ^a   Machado, Alcyone Artioli ^a  

^a Campus Universitário Monte Alegre ^*

^b UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Dentistry; Disinfection; Hand hygiene; Infection control; Sterilisation; Use of barriers

Indexed keywords

DETERGENT; DISINFECTANT AGENT; SOAP;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BRAZIL; COHORT ANALYSIS; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DENTAL EQUIPMENT; EQUIPMENT; FEMALE; HAND WASHING; HUMAN; INFECTION CONTROL; INSTRUMENT STERILIZATION; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; PRIVATE PRACTICE; PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE; RECYCLING; STATISTICS; SURGICAL GLOVE;

ADULT; BRAZIL; COHORT STUDIES; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DENTAL DISINFECTANTS; DENTAL EQUIPMENT; DETERGENTS; EQUIPMENT CONTAMINATION; EQUIPMENT REUSE; FEMALE; GLOVES, SURGICAL; HANDWASHING; HUMANS; INFECTION CONTROL, DENTAL; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PRIVATE PRACTICE; PUBLIC HEALTH DENTISTRY; SOAPS; STERILIZATION; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 61749104218     PISSN: 00206539     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1922/IDJ_1989Rodrigues06     Document Type: Article

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