Knowledge, attitude and practice of dentists towards prophylaxis after exposure to blood and body fluids

International Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine

Volumn 5, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 146-154

  Shaghaghian, S ^a   Pardis, Soheil ^a   Mansoori, Z ^a  

^a SHIRAZ UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

Author keywords

Attitude; Body fluids; Dentists; Knowledge; Occupational exposure; Post exposure prophylaxis; Professional practice

Indexed keywords

HEPATITIS B SURFACE ANTIGEN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS ANTIBODY;

ACQUIRED IMMUNE DEFICIENCY SYNDROME; ARTICLE; BLEEDING; BLOOD; BODY FLUID; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DENTIST; DERMATITIS; FEMALE; HEPATITIS B; HEPATITIS C; HUMAN; INFECTION PREVENTION; KNOWLEDGE; MALE; PHYSICIAN ATTITUDE; PROPHYLAXIS; QUESTIONNAIRE; RELIABILITY; RISK FACTOR; SKIN DEFECT; TRAINING; ULCER;

ADULT; BODY FLUIDS; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DENTISTS; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HEPATITIS, VIRAL, HUMAN; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; INFECTION CONTROL; INFECTIOUS DISEASE TRANSMISSION, PATIENT-TO-PROFESSIONAL; IRAN; MALE; NEEDLESTICK INJURIES; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; QUESTIONNAIRES; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 84904401962     PISSN: 20086520     EISSN: 20086814     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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