Needle stick injury: Reducing the risk

International Orthopaedics

Volumn 20, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 132-133

  Rice, J J ^a   McCabe, J P ^a   McManus, F ^a  

^a CAPPAGH NATIONAL ORTHOPAEDIC HOSPITAL   (Ireland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BLOODBORNE BACTERIUM; GLOVE; HAND INJURY; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INFECTION PREVENTION; NEEDLESTICK INJURY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK MANAGEMENT; SURGEON;

EQUIPMENT DESIGN; GLOVES, SURGICAL; HAND INJURIES; HIP PROSTHESIS; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; NEEDLES; NEEDLESTICK INJURIES; SUTURES;

EID: 0029947978     PISSN: 03412695     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s002640050048     Document Type: Article

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