Safety climate dimensions associated with occupational exposure to blood-borne pathogens in nurses

American Journal of Industrial Medicine

Volumn 36, Issue SUPPL. 1, 1999, Pages 122-124

  Grosch, James W ^a   Gershon, Robyn R M ^b   Murphy, Lawrence R ^a   DeJoy, David M ^c  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH   (United States)

^b JOHNS HOPKINS BLOOMBERG SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Blood borne pathogens; Health care workers; Nurses; Occupational health and safety; Safety climate; Universal precautions; Work environment

Indexed keywords

CONFERENCE PAPER; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; INFECTION CONTROL; INFECTION RISK; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY; WORK ENVIRONMENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; BLOODBORNE BACTERIUM; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; FEMALE; HEPATITIS B; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; MALE; NURSING STAFF; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASE; RISK FACTOR; SAFETY;

ADULT; BLOOD-BORNE PATHOGENS; FEMALE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HEPATITIS B; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; MALE; NURSING STAFF, HOSPITAL; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASES; RISK FACTORS; SAFETY MANAGEMENT; UNIVERSAL PRECAUTIONS;

EID: 0033195273     PISSN: 02713586     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(sici)1097-0274(199909)36:1+<122::aid-ajim43>3.0.co;2-l     Document Type: Conference Paper

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