Report of the Council on Scientific Affairs: Preventing needlestick injuries in health care settings

Archives of Internal Medicine

Volumn 161, Issue 7, 2001, Pages 929-936

  Tan, L ^a   Hawk III, J C ^a   Sterling, M L ^a  

^a AMERICAN MEDICAL ASSOCIATION   (United States)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ACCIDENT PREVENTION; ARTICLE; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; DEVICE; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HEALTH PROGRAM; NEEDLESTICK INJURY; OCCUPATIONAL HAZARD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTECTION;

EID: 0035832012     PISSN: 00039926     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1001/archinte.161.7.929     Document Type: Article

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