Changes in compliance with recommended infection control practices and affecting factors among dentists in Taiwan

Journal of Dental Education

Volumn 76, Issue 12, 2012, Pages 1684-1690

  Cheng, Hsin Chung ^a,c   Su, Chen Yi ^b   Huang, Chiung Fang ^a,c   Chuang, Chi Yu ^d  

^a TAIPEI MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b NATIONAL DEFENSE MEDICAL CENTER   (Taiwan)

^c TAIPEI MEDICAL UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^d NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Dentists; Infection control; Taiwan

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL PRACTICE; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DENTISTRY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFECTION CONTROL; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PROTECTIVE CLOTHING; SEX DIFFERENCE; STATISTICS; TAIWAN;

ADULT; AGE FACTORS; AGED; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DENTIST'S PRACTICE PATTERNS; DENTISTRY; FEMALE; GUIDELINE ADHERENCE; HUMANS; INFECTION CONTROL, DENTAL; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROTECTIVE CLOTHING; SEX FACTORS; TAIWAN;

EID: 84871045941     PISSN: 00220337     EISSN: 19307837     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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