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  • Title: The epidemiology of fear. Scientific, social, and political responses to the occupational risk of blood-borne infection.
    Author: Bachner P.
    Journal: Arch Pathol Lab Med; 1990 Mar; 114(3):319-23. PubMed ID: 2407222.
    Abstract:
    Pathologists will have an important role in implementing safety precautions to prevent transmission of blood-borne diseases in the laboratory and elsewhere in the healthcare setting. This article reviews proposed professional and regulatory solutions in the context of widespread public and professional fear concerning occupational transmission of human immunodeficiency virus and hepatitis B virus. The proposed rule of the Occupational Safety and Health Administration of the Department of Labor, Washington, DC, is described in detail.
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