Analysis of workplace injuries in a dental school environment

Australian Dental Journal

Volumn 42, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 109-113

  McDonald, R I ^b   Walsh, L J ^a   Savage, N W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Accident prevention; Injury; Sharps; Workplace safety

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; BURN; COMMUNICABLE DISEASE; COST; DENTAL ASSISTANT; DENTAL EDUCATION; DENTAL EQUIPMENT; DENTAL STUDENT; ECONOMICS; EYE INJURY; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INJURY; INSTRUMENT STERILIZATION; INSTRUMENTATION; LABORATORY; NEEDLESTICK INJURY; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASE; PENETRATING TRAUMA; PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT; RISK FACTOR; STATISTICS; WORKPLACE;

BURNS; COMMUNICABLE DISEASES; COSTS AND COST ANALYSIS; DENTAL ASSISTANTS; DENTAL INSTRUMENTS; EYE INJURIES; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; LABORATORIES, DENTAL; NEEDLESTICK INJURIES; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASES; PROTECTIVE DEVICES; QUEENSLAND; RISK FACTORS; SCHOOLS, DENTAL; STERILIZATION; STUDENTS, DENTAL; WORKPLACE; WOUNDS AND INJURIES; WOUNDS, PENETRATING;

EID: 0031114795     PISSN: 00450421     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1834-7819.1997.tb00105.x     Document Type: Article

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