Needlestick injuries among female veterinarians: Frequency, syringe contents and side-effects

Occupational Medicine

Volumn 47, Issue 8, 1997, Pages 451-457

  Wilkins III, J R ^a   Bowman, M E ^a  

^a OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Needlestick injuries; Occupational exposure; Public health; Veterinary medicine

Indexed keywords

ANESTHETIC AGENT; ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; PROSTAGLANDIN; VACCINE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BLOOD; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; NEEDLESTICK INJURY; NORMAL HUMAN; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPONTANEOUS ABORTION; SYRINGE; VETERINARY MEDICINE;

EID: 0030732850     PISSN: 09627480     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/occmed/47.8.451     Document Type: Article

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