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Occupational Risk of Blood-Borne Viruses in Healthcare Workers

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  02 January 2015

Frank Van Laer
Affiliation:
Infection Control Department
Renno Roelandt
Affiliation:
Occupational Medicine Department, University Hospital of Antwerp Edegem, Belgium
Elke Coenen
Affiliation:
Occupational Medicine Department, University Hospital of Antwerp Edegem, Belgium
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Abstract

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Type
Letter to the Editor
Copyright
Copyright © The Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America 2002

References

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