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Risk of transmission of blood-borne viral infection in orthopaedic and trauma surgery.

J Bone Joint Surg Br. 2000 Apr;82(3):313-23. Unique Identifier : AIDSLINE MED/20271269
Lemaire R; Masson JB; Department of Orthopaedics and Traumatology, University Hospital; (Centre Hospitalier Universitaire), Liege, Belgium.

Keywords: JOURNAL ARTICLE REVIEW REVIEW, TUTORIAL Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome/EPIDEMIOLOGY/PREVENTION & CONTROL/*TRANSMISSION Adult *Blood-Borne Pathogens Cross-Sectional Studies Female Hepatitis B/EPIDEMIOLOGY/PREVENTION & CONTROL/*TRANSMISSION Hepatitis C/EPIDEMIOLOGY/PREVENTION & CONTROL/*TRANSMISSION Human HIV Infections/EPIDEMIOLOGY/PREVENTION & CONTROL/*TRANSMISSION Incidence Male *Orthopedic Procedures Risk

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