Sharps injury! A review of controversial areas in the management of sharps accidents

Journal of Hospital Infection

Volumn 43, Issue SUPPL. 1, 1999, Pages

  Heptonstall, J ^a   Turnbull, S ^a   Henderson, D ^b   Morgan, D ^c   Harling, K ^a   Scott, G ^d  

^a Wellington House ^*  (United Kingdom)

^b NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH   (United States)

^c BRITISH MEDICAL ASSOCIATION   (United Kingdom)

^d UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON HOSPITALS   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HYPERIMMUNE GLOBULIN; INDINAVIR; LAMIVUDINE; NEVIRAPINE; ZIDOVUDINE;

CHEMOPROPHYLAXIS; CONFERENCE PAPER; DRUG SAFETY; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEPATITIS B; HEPATITIS C; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; NEEDLESTICK INJURY; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PREGNANCY; TREATMENT INDICATION; VIRUS TRANSMISSION;

BLOOD-BORNE PATHOGENS; CHEMOPREVENTION; HEALTH PERSONNEL; HEPATITIS B; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; INFECTION CONTROL; LIABILITY, LEGAL; NEEDLESTICK INJURIES; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASES; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0033397171     PISSN: 01956701     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0195-6701(99)90090-7     Document Type: Conference Paper

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