Needlestick/sharps injury: An occupational health hazard of hospital workers

Saudi Medical Journal

Volumn 18, Issue 5, 1997, Pages 458-461

  Asogwa, Simon E ^a,b  

^a The General Directorate of Armed Forces Health Services   (Saudi Arabia)

^b Riyadh Al Kharj Hospital Programme   (Saudi Arabia)

Author keywords

Hepatitis B; Needlestick sharps injury; Occupational hazard; Primary and secondary prevention

Indexed keywords

EID: 0008117878     PISSN: 03795284     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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