Sharps injury recordkeeping activities and safety product use in California health care facilities: Pilot study results from the sharps injury control program

American Journal of Infection Control

Volumn 30, Issue 5, 2002, Pages 269-276

  Gillen, Marion ^a   Davis, Martha ^a   McNary, Jennifer ^a   Boyd, Alisa ^a   Lewis, Julieann ^a   Curran, Chris ^a   Young, Carol A ^a   Schuller, Mary ^a   Cone, James ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b CALIFORNIA DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

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Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; EDUCATION PROGRAM; HEALTH CARE FACILITY; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HUMAN; INFECTION CONTROL; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEDICAL RECORD; NEEDLESTICK INJURY; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0036334607     PISSN: 01966553     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1067/mic.2002.122646     Document Type: Article

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