Conditions in which nurses are exposed to the hepatitis viruses and precautions taken for prevention

Australian Journal of Advanced Nursing

Volumn 30, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 33-41

  Özdelikara, Afitap ^a   Tan, Mehtap ^b  

^a ONDOKUZ MAYIS UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^b ATATÜRK UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Compare; Hepatitis b; Hepatitis c viruses; Nurse; Prevention

Indexed keywords

EID: 84867503454     PISSN: 08130531     EISSN: 14474328     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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