Hollow-bore needlestick injuries in a tertiary teaching hospital: Epidemiology, education and engineering

Medical Journal of Australia

Volumn 177, Issue 8, 2002, Pages 418-422

  Whitby, R Michael ^a   McLaws, Mary Louise ^b  

^a PRINCESS ALEXANDRA HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; CHI SQUARE TEST; DEVICE; EPIDEMIOLOGICAL DATA; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH SURVEY; HOSPITAL BED; HOSPITAL CARE; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; NEEDLE; NEEDLESTICK INJURY; NURSE; NURSING STAFF; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; QUESTIONNAIRE; SAFETY; TEACHING HOSPITAL;

EID: 0037152943     PISSN: 0025729X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5694/j.1326-5377.2002.tb04881.x     Document Type: Article

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