Childhood needlestick injuries in the Dublin metropolitan area

Irish Medical Journal

Volumn 90, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 66-69

  Nourse, C B ^a,b   Charles, C A ^c   McKay, M ^c   Keenan, P ^d   Butler, K M ^a,b  

^a OUR LADY S CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (Ireland)

^b UNIVERSITY COLLEGE DUBLIN   (Ireland)

^c ADELAIDE AND MEATH HOSPITAL   (Ireland)

^d CHILDREN S UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Ireland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CHILD; HUMAN; INFANT; IRELAND; NEEDLESTICK INJURY; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK;

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; GUIDELINES; HUMANS; INFANT; IRELAND; NEEDLESTICK INJURIES; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK;

EID: 0031093865     PISSN: 03323102     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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