Comparing dental students' knowledge of and attitudes toward hepatitis B virus-, hepatitis C virus-, and HIV-infected patients in Taiwan

AIDS Patient Care and STDs

Volumn 18, Issue 10, 2004, Pages 587-593

  Hu, Suh Woan ^a   Lai, Hsiang R U ^b   Liao, Pao Hsin ^c  

^a CHUNG SHAN MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b NATIONAL TAIWAN NORMAL UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^c CHUNG SHAN MEDICAL UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ADULT; ATTITUDE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; DENTAL EQUIPMENT; DENTISTRY; FEMALE; HEPATITIS B; HEPATITIS B VIRUS; HEPATITIS C; HEPATITIS C VIRUS; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; LOGISTIC REGRESSION ANALYSIS; MALE; MEDICAL STUDENT; MORALITY; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; NORMAL HUMAN; QUESTIONNAIRE; REVIEW; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; TAIWAN; VIRUS TRANSMISSION;

ADULT; DISEASE TRANSMISSION, PATIENT-TO-PROFESSIONAL; FEMALE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HEPATITIS B; HEPATITIS C; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; QUESTIONNAIRES; REFUSAL TO TREAT; STUDENTS, DENTAL; TAIWAN;

EID: 7244229536     PISSN: 10872914     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/apc.2004.18.587     Document Type: Review

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