Reducing Blood Exposures During Orthopedic Surgical Procedures

AORN Journal

Volumn 71, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 573-576

  Folin, Ann ^a   Nyberg, Björn ^a,b   Nordström, Gun ^a,b  

^a Huddinge University Hospital ^*  (Sweden)

^b KAROLINSKA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BLOODBORNE BACTERIUM; EVALUATION; HUMAN; INFECTION CONTROL; METHODOLOGY; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; ORTHOPEDIC NURSING; ORTHOPEDICS; PERIOPERATIVE NURSING; STATISTICS; SURGICAL INSTRUMENT; SWEDEN;

BLOOD-BORNE PATHOGENS; EVALUATION STUDIES; HUMANS; INFECTION CONTROL; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; ORTHOPEDIC NURSING; ORTHOPEDICS; PERIOPERATIVE NURSING; SURGICAL INSTRUMENTS; SWEDEN;

EID: 0034145701     PISSN: 00012092     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0001-2092(06)61579-2     Document Type: Article

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