Factors influencing compliance with infection control practice in Japanese dentists

International Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine

Volumn 5, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 24-31

  Tada, A ^a   Watanabe, M ^b   Senpuku, H ^c  

^a HYOGO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b Aichi Dental Association   (Japan)

^c NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF INFECTIOUS DISEASES   (Japan)

Author keywords

Acquired immunodeficiency syndrome; Attitude; Dental; Dentists; HIV; Infection control; Knowledge; Universal precautions

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BLOODBORNE BACTERIUM; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; DENTAL DRILL; DENTIST; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTED PATIENT; INFECTION CONTROL; INFECTION CONTROL PRACTITIONER; JAPAN; LOGISTIC REGRESSION ANALYSIS; MALE; QUESTIONNAIRE; VACUUM ASPIRATION;

ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DENTISTS; FEMALE; GUIDELINE ADHERENCE; HUMANS; INFECTION CONTROL; JAPAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; QUESTIONNAIRES;

EID: 84896698898     PISSN: 20086520     EISSN: 20086814     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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