What have you heard about tattooing in prison? The clandestine role of hearing aids in the risk of bloodborne virus transmission

Healthcare Infection

Volumn 20, Issue 1, 2015, Pages 36-37

  Sia, Huan Jian ^a   Levy, Michael ^a,b  

^a JUSTICE HEALTH AND FORENSIC MENTAL HEALTH NETWORK   (Australia)

^b AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

bloodborne viral infection; harm reduction; HCV; prisoner health; skin penetration guidelines; tattoo

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; CASE REPORT; ELECTRIC BATTERY; HEARING AID; HUMAN; INFECTION CONTROL; INFECTION RISK; MALE; PERCEPTION DEAFNESS; PRISON; RISK REDUCTION; TATTOOING; VIRUS TRANSMISSION;

EID: 84923928189     PISSN: 18355617     EISSN: 18355625     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/HI14032     Document Type: Article

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