Medical procedures and the risk of iatrogenic hepatitis C infection: Case-controlled study in north-eastern Poland

Journal of Hospital Infection

Volumn 58, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 204-209

  Chlabicz, S ^a   Grzeszczuk, A ^a   Prokopowicz, D ^a  

^a MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF BIALYSTOK   (Poland)

Author keywords

Case control studies; Hepatitis C; Iatrogenic disease; Risk factors

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BLOOD TRANSFUSION; CASE CONTROL STUDY; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DENTAL CARE; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FEMALE; HEPATITIS C; HOSPITAL HYGIENE; HUMAN; IATROGENIC DISEASE; INFECTION RISK; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL PRACTICE; MINOR SURGERY; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; POLAND; RISK FACTOR; VIRUS TRANSMISSION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; BLOOD TRANSFUSION; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; CROSS INFECTION; FEMALE; HEPATITIS C; HUMANS; IATROGENIC DISEASE; INFECTION CONTROL; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; POLAND; RISK FACTORS; SURGICAL PROCEDURES, OPERATIVE; UNIVERSAL PRECAUTIONS;

EID: 7744228153     PISSN: 01956701     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhin.2004.06.014     Document Type: Article

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