A NATIONAL SURVEY - DENTISTS ATTITUDES TOWARD THE TREATMENT - OF HIV-POSITIVE PATIENTS

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作者
BENNETT, ME [1 ]
WEYANT, RJ [1 ]
WALLISCH, JM [1 ]
GREEN, G [1 ]
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[1] UNIV PITTSBURGH,SCH MED,SCH DENT MED,DIV PEDIAT & DEV DENT SCI,PITTSBURGH,PA 15261
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10.14219/jada.archive.1995.0216
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R78 [口腔科学];
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1003 ;
摘要
The authors studied the attitudes of 1,000 U.S. dentists toward the treatment of HIV-positive patients. Using a random-sample mail survey, they measured dentists' professional attitudes toward treating HIV/AIDS patients, fear of contagion and negative emotions toward HIV-positive patients. The results indicate that 68 percent of the respondents would treat an HIV-positive patient, even if the possibility for a legitimate referral exists.
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