Underreporting of bloodborne exposures in a dental school clinic

Journal of Dental Education

Volumn 75, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 544-548

  Cuny, Evelyn ^a   Hoover, Terry E ^a   Kirk, Jeffrey S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE PACIFIC   (United States)

Author keywords

Clinic management; Clinical education; Dental education; Exposure notification; Needlestick injuries; Occupational exposure

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BLOODBORNE BACTERIUM; DENTAL CLINIC; DENTAL EDUCATION; DENTAL STUDENT; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HUMAN; INFECTION CONTROL; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; STATISTICS; UNITED STATES;

ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; BLOOD-BORNE PATHOGENS; CALIFORNIA; DENTAL CLINICS; DISEASE NOTIFICATION; HUMANS; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; SCHOOLS, DENTAL; STUDENTS, DENTAL;

EID: 79953678090     PISSN: 00220337     EISSN: 19307837     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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