Attitudes and awareness regarding Hepatitis B and Hepatitis C amongst health-care workers of a tertiary Hospital in India

Gambhir, RS; Kapoor, Vinod; Jindal, Govind; Garg, Sandeep; Setia, Sajita; Setia, Sajita

doi:10.4103/2141-9248.122105

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Attitudes and awareness regarding Hepatitis B and Hepatitis C amongst health-care workers of a tertiary Hospital in India

Published in Annals of Medical and Health Sciences Research • Jan 1, 2013

Authors:

RS Gambhir

Vinod Kapoor

Govind Jindal

Abstract

BACKGROUND: Hepatitis is an inflammatory disease of the liver. In sever cases, it may lead to permanent liver damage including liver cirrhosis or hepato-cellular carcinoma and may ultimately lead to death. Health-care workers (HCWs), due to their regular contact with patients are at a high-risk of a...

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Medicine

Transmission (telecommunications)

Cirrhosis

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