Patients' Fear of Contracting the Blood-Borne Infections from Dentists

Patients' Fear of Contracting the Blood-Borne Infections from Dentists

Introduction: There has been no recent assessment of public attitudes and opinions concerning risk of blood-borne pathogen transmission during health care. To assess public attitudes and opinions towards dentists infected with blood-borne viruses, this study was carried out.Materials and Methods: Si...

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Main Authors:	Fatemah Ayatollahi, Rezvan Bahrololoomi, Jamshid Ayatollahi
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2007-01-01
Series:	Dental Research Journal
Subjects:	Acute immunodeficiency syndrome Dentist Fear Hepatitis B virus Hepatitis C virus
Online Access:	http://journals.mui.ac.ir/drj/article/view/2130/841

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