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Economics of Mandatory HIV and Hepatitis B Virus Testing for Healthcare Workers Performing Surgical Procedures

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  1. Pharmacoeconotnics Research Centre, Department of Management, University of St Andrews, St Andrews, KY16 9DJ, Scotland

    Mo Malek (Director)

  2. PharmacoEconomics Research Centre, Department of Pharmacology and Clinical Pharmacology, University of Dundee, Scotland

    Peter Davey

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Malek, M., Davey, P. Economics of Mandatory HIV and Hepatitis B Virus Testing for Healthcare Workers Performing Surgical Procedures. PharmacoEconomics 4, 401–404 (1993). https://doi.org/10.2165/00019053-199304060-00002

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