Analysis of sharp-edged medical-object injuries at a medical center in Taiwan

Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology

Volumn 21, Issue 10, 2000, Pages 656-658

  Wang, Fu Der ^a,b   Chen, Yin Yin ^a,b   Liu, Cheng Yi ^a,b  

^a NATIONAL YANG MING UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b TAIPEI VETERANS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HEPATITIS B ANTIBODY; HEPATITIS B VACCINE; INDINAVIR; LAMIVUDINE; STAVUDINE;

ARTICLE; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEPATITIS B; HEPATITIS C; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; INFECTION PREVENTION; INFECTION RISK; INJURY; MEDICAL INSTRUMENTATION; NEEDLE; RISK FACTOR; SEROCONVERSION; TAIWAN; WARD;

EID: 0033786582     PISSN: 0899823X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/501710     Document Type: Article

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