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Hepatitis B and Hemodialysis: The Impact of Universal Precautions in Preventing the Transmission of Bloodborne Viruses

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  02 January 2015

Rob Lyerla ,
Scott Kellerman  and
Miriam J. Alter
Rob Lyerla
Affiliation:
Hepatitis Branch, National Center for Infectious Diseases, Division of Viral and Rickettsial Diseases, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia
Scott Kellerman
Affiliation:
Hepatitis Branch, National Center for Infectious Diseases, Division of Viral and Rickettsial Diseases, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia
Miriam J. Alter
Affiliation:
Hepatitis Branch, National Center for Infectious Diseases, Division of Viral and Rickettsial Diseases, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia
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Type
Letters to the Editor
Information
Infection Control & Hospital Epidemiology , Volume 20 , Issue 3 , March 1999 , pp. 156
Copyright
Copyright © The Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America 1999

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