Randomized prospective study of the impact of three needleless intravenous systems on needlestick injury rates

Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology

Volumn 17, Issue 12, 1996, Pages 803-808

  L'Ecuyer, Paul B ^a   Schwab, Elizabeth Owens ^b   Iademarco, Elizabeth ^b   Barr, Norma ^b   Aton, Elizabeth A ^b   Fraser, Victoria J ^a  

^a WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b BARNES JEWISH HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INFECTION CONTROL; INSTRUMENTATION; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION; NEEDLESTICK INJURY; NURSING STAFF; OCCUPATIONAL ACCIDENT; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RISK FACTOR;

ACCIDENTS, OCCUPATIONAL; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; INFECTION CONTROL; INFUSIONS, INTRAVENOUS; NEEDLESTICK INJURIES; NURSING STAFF, HOSPITAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 0030340451     PISSN: 0899823X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/30141174     Document Type: Article

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