Knowledge, attitudes and practices of barbers about hepatitis b and c transmission in hyderabad, Pakistan;Connaissances, attitudes et pratiques des barbiers concernant la transmission de l'hépatite B et C à Hyderabad (Pakistan)

Eastern Mediterranean Health Journal

Volumn 16, Issue 10, 2010, Pages 1079-1084

  Jokhio, A H ^a   Bhatti, T A ^b   Memon, M S ^c  

^a AGA KHAN UNIVERSITY   (Pakistan)

^b LIAQUAT UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES   (Pakistan)

^c ISRA UNIVERSITY   (Pakistan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; AWARENESS; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; HAIRDRESSER; HAND WASHING; HEPATITIS B; HEPATITIS C; HUMAN; INFECTION RISK; INSTRUMENT STERILIZATION; KNOWLEDGE MANAGEMENT; PAKISTAN; VACCINATION; VIRUS TRANSMISSION; WORK ENVIRONMENT;

EID: 78049346154     PISSN: 10203397     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.26719/2010.16.10.1079     Document Type: Article

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