Treating patients with HIV and hepatitis B and C infections: Croatian dental students' knowledge, attitudes, and risk perceptions

Journal of Dental Education

Volumn 75, Issue 8, 2011, Pages 1115-1126

  Brailo, Vlaho ^a   Pelivan, Ivica ^a   Škaričić, Josip ^a   Vuletić, Marko ^a   Dulčić, Nikša ^a   Cerjan Letica, Gordana ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ZAGREB   (Croatia)

Author keywords

Clinical education; Croatia; Dental clinics; Dental students; Hepatitis B and C; HIV AIDS; Occupational exposures; Patient safety

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CHI SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; CROATIA; DENTAL CARE; DENTAL STUDENT; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; FEMALE; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HEPATITIS B; HEPATITIS C; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; MALE; NONPARAMETRIC TEST; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE; RISK ASSESSMENT;

ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; CHI-SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; CROATIA; DENTAL CARE FOR CHRONICALLY ILL; FEMALE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HEPATITIS B; HEPATITIS C; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; INFECTIOUS DISEASE TRANSMISSION, PATIENT-TO-PROFESSIONAL; MALE; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; QUESTIONNAIRES; RISK ASSESSMENT; STATISTICS, NONPARAMETRIC; STUDENTS, DENTAL; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 80051747011     PISSN: 00220337     EISSN: 19307837     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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