Hospital bloodborne pathogens programs: Program characteristics and blood and body fluid exposure rates

Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology

Volumn 22, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 73-82

  Beekmann, Susan E ^a   Vaughn, Thomas E ^b   McCoy, Kimberly D ^a   Ferguson, Kristi J ^b   Torner, James C ^b   Woolson, Robert F ^b   Doebbeling, Bradley N ^a,b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF IOWA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF IOWA   (United States)

^c VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BLOOD; BODY FLUID; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH PROGRAM; HOSPITAL INFECTION; HUMAN; INFECTION CONTROL; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; OCCUPATIONAL HAZARD;

EID: 0035136595     PISSN: 0899823X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/501867     Document Type: Article

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