Epidemiology of needlestick and sharps injuries in a tertiary care center in Saudi Arabia

American Journal of Infection Control

Volumn 30, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 234-241

  Memish, Ziad A ^a   Almuneef, Maha ^a   Dillon, Joanne ^a  

^a KING FAHAD NATIONAL GUARD HOSPITAL   (Saudi Arabia)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

CONTROLLED STUDY; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEPATITIS B; HEPATITIS C; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HOSPITAL PERSONNEL; HOSPITAL SERVICE; HUMAN; INFECTION RATE; INFECTION RISK; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NEEDLESTICK INJURY; OCCUPATIONAL HAZARD; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE; OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY; PREVALENCE; REVIEW; SAUDI ARABIA; SEROCONVERSION; STAFF TRAINING;

EID: 0036260639     PISSN: 01966553     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1067/mic.2002.118841     Document Type: Article

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