## Abstract To evaluate whether hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection is an occupational hazard in the dental environment, serum samples collected in 1990β1991 from 461 dentists were tested for the antibody to HCV (antiβHCV) with firstβ and secondβgeneration HCV enzymeβlinked immunoassays (EIAs). Five
Prevalence and incidence of hepatitis C virus infection among male prison inmates in Maryland
β Scribed by D. Vlahov; K. E. Nelson; T. C. Quinn; N. Kendig
- Publisher
- Springer
- Year
- 1993
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 350 KB
- Volume
- 9
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0393-2990
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