Viral Hepatitis Transmission in Ambulatory Health Care Settings
Open Access
- 1 June 2004
- journal article
- review article
- Published by Oxford University Press (OUP) in Clinical Infectious Diseases
- Vol. 38 (11) , 1592-1598
- https://doi.org/10.1086/420935
Abstract
In the United States, transmission of viral hepatitis from health care—related exposures is uncommon and primarily recognized in the context of outbrKeywords
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