Frequency of nosocomial transmission of HIV infection among health care workers
Wormser, G.P.; Rabkin, C.S.; Joline, C.
New England Journal of Medicine 319(5): 307-308
1988
ISSN/ISBN: 0028-4793 PMID: 3393187 DOI: 10.1056/nejm198808043190513Document Number: 355085
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