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Document ID (ISN)51332
CIS number 89-678
Year 1988
Convention or series no.
Title Acquired immune deficiency syndrome in health care institutions
Bibliographic information American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees, (AFSCME), 1625 L Street, N.W., Washington, DC 20036, USA, 1988. 6p.
Abstract This fact sheet is intended for the use of health care workers exposed to patients who may have AIDS. It contains AFSCME recommendations for health care workers, including those in emergency and home-care services, in order to prevent HIV infection in the workplace.
Descriptors (primary) USA; health care personnel; hospitals; immunodeficiency syndrome
Descriptors (secondary) data sheet; virus diseases
Document type F - Information notes, codes of practice, standards
Subject(s) Medicine, hygiene and first aid
Broad subject area(s) Biological hazards
Browse category(ies) Health care services
Bacterial and parasitic diseases
Viral diseases (other than aids)
HIV/AIDS