Are Australia's healthcare workers stuck with inadequate needle protection? The most direct way to reduce percutaneous injuries is to make devices safer

Medical Journal of Australia

Volumn 177, Issue 8, 2002, Pages 405-406

  Jagger, Janine C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AUSTRALIA; CHEMOPROPHYLAXIS; DEVICE; EDITORIAL; EMPLOYEE; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; NEEDLESTICK INJURY; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY; POLICY; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PREVENTIVE HEALTH SERVICE; VACCINATION;

EID: 0037152946     PISSN: 0025729X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5694/j.1326-5377.2002.tb04876.x     Document Type: Editorial

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