Hepatitis B virus infection in dentistry: A forgotten topic: REVIEW

Journal of Viral Hepatitis

Volumn 17, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 307-316

  Mahboobi, N ^a,b   Agha Hosseini, F ^a   Safari, S ^b   Lavanchy, D ^c   Alavian, S M ^d  

^a TEHRAN UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

^b TEHRAN UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

^c WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION   (Switzerland)

^d BAQIYATALLAH UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

Author keywords

Dental staff; Dentist; Epidemiology; Hepatitis B virus; Outbreak; Precaution method; Prevention; Transmission; Vaccination

Indexed keywords

DENTIST; DENTISTRY; EPIDEMIC; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HEPATITIS B; HEPATITIS B VIRUS; HUMAN; KNOWLEDGE; MEDICAL SOCIETY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; VACCINATION; VIRUS TRANSMISSION;

DENTISTRY; DISEASE OUTBREAKS; HEALTH PERSONNEL; HEPATITIS B; HUMANS; IATROGENIC DISEASE; INCIDENCE; STOMATOGNATHIC DISEASES;

EID: 77949683758     PISSN: 13520504     EISSN: 13652893     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2893.2010.01284.x     Document Type: Review

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