Bloodborne pathogen exposure risk for non-hospital based healthcare workers

Clinics in Occupational and Environmental Medicine

Volumn 2, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 497-518

  Gershon, Robyn R M ^a   Qureshi, Kristine A ^b   Gurney, Cynthia A ^c   Rosen, Jonathan D ^d   Hogan, Erin K ^a  

^a Department of Medicine   (United States)

^b Center for Applied Public Health   (United States)

^c New York State Nurses Association   (United States)

^d New York State Public Employees Federation AFL CIO   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ZIDOVUDINE;

ACQUIRED IMMUNE DEFICIENCY SYNDROME; COMMUNICABLE DISEASE; COST OF ILLNESS; DENTAL FACILITY; ENGINEERING; GOVERNMENT; HEALTH CARE FACILITY; HEALTH CARE INDUSTRY; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEMODIALYSIS; HEPATITIS B; HEPATITIS C; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HOSPICE; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; INFECTION RISK; MENTAL HOSPITAL; NEEDLESTICK INJURY; NURSING HOME; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; OUTPATIENT DEPARTMENT; PARAMEDICAL PERSONNEL; POLICE; PRISON; REVIEW; RISK MANAGEMENT; STAFF TRAINING; VIRUS TRANSMISSION;

EID: 0042420814     PISSN: 15260046     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1526-0046(02)00022-5     Document Type: Review

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