The nature and frequency of blood contacts among home healthcare workers

Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology

Volumn 21, Issue 12, 2000, Pages 765-770

  Beltrami, Elise M ^a   McArthur, Margaret A ^b   McGeer, Allison ^b   Armstrong Evans, Maxine ^b   Lyons, Demie ^c   Chamberland, Mary E ^a   Cardo, Denise M ^a  

^a CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION   (United States)

^b MOUNT SINAI HOSPITAL   (Canada)

^c Mikalix and Company   (United States)

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Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; GLOVE; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HOME CARE; HUMAN; INFECTION; INFECTION CONTROL; INFECTION RISK; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASE; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; OCCUPATIONAL HAZARD; RISK ASSESSMENT;

EID: 0034547996     PISSN: 0899823X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/501730     Document Type: Article

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