Raising the bar: The need for standardizing the use of "Standard Precautions" as a primary intervention to prevent occupational exposures to bloodborne pathogens

Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology

Volumn 22, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 70-72

  Henderson, D K ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH   (United States)

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Indexed keywords

BLOOD; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; EDITORIAL; HOSPITAL; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; INFECTION CONTROL; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; OCCUPATIONAL HAZARD; OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY; PREVALENCE;

EID: 0035131940     PISSN: 0899823X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/501866     Document Type: Editorial

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