Needle sticks and adverse outcomes in office-based allergy practices

Annals of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology

Volumn 90, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 389-392

  Kanter, Lewis J ^a   Siegel, Charles ^b  

^a Allergy Care Center   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI KANSAS CITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALLERGY; ARTICLE; DATA ANALYSIS; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; GENERAL PRACTICE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INSTRUMENTATION; METHODOLOGY; NEEDLE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SAFETY; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0037393524     PISSN: 10811206     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1081-1206(10)61821-2     Document Type: Article

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