Epidemiology of sharp object injuries in a children's hospital

Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal

Volumn 16, Issue 11, 1997, Pages 1019-1023

  Pettit, Loreen L ^a   Gee, Sheila Q ^b   Begue, Rodolfo E ^a,b  

^a LOUISIANA STATE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Children; Health care worker; Needle stick; Pediatrics; Percutaneous injury; Sharp object injury

Indexed keywords

HEPATITIS B ANTIBODY; HEPATITIS B SURFACE ANTIGEN; HEPATITIS B VACCINE; POVIDONE IODINE; TETANUS TOXOID; ZIDOVUDINE;

ARTICLE; BLOOD; BODY FLUID; DEVICE; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEPATITIS B; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; INJURY; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NEEDLE; NURSE; OPERATING ROOM; PEDIATRIC HOSPITAL; PHLEBOTOMY; PHYSICIAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

HEALTH PERSONNEL; HUMANS; NEEDLESTICK INJURIES; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASES; WOUNDS AND INJURIES;

EID: 0030678075     PISSN: 08913668     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00006454-199711000-00003     Document Type: Article

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