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AIDS in the workplace. How to prevent the transmission of the infection. U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.

Int Nurs Rev. 1986 Jul-Aug;33(4):117-22, 124. Unique Identifier : AIDSLINE MED/86303362

Abstract: The following recommendations have been developed by the Public Health Service of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services who granted International Nursing Review the authorization to reproduce them. Since AIDS knows no frontier, we believe that these guidelines could be useful to health care personnel the world over.
Keywords: Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome/DIAGNOSIS/*PREVENTION & CONTROL/TRANSMISSION Disinfection Disposable Equipment Emergency Medical Services Female Food Handling *Health Occupations Hepatitis B/TRANSMISSION Human Needles Occupational Diseases/PREVENTION & CONTROL/TRANSMISSION Pregnancy Protective Clothing Risk Sterilization JOURNAL ARTICLE

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