Differences in percutaneous injury patterns in a multi-hospital system

Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology

Volumn 24, Issue 10, 2003, Pages 731-736

  Babcock, Hilary M ^a,b   Fraser, Victoria ^a  

^a WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b Campus Box 8051 ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; COMMUNITY HOSPITAL; EMERGENCY WARD; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEPATITIS C; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; INFECTION RATE; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NEEDLESTICK INJURY; OCCUPATIONAL ACCIDENT; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; OPERATING ROOM; PHLEBOTOMY; PREVALENCE; RURAL HEALTH CARE; SUTURE; TEACHING HOSPITAL; URBAN AREA; VIRUS INFECTION; VIRUS TRANSMISSION;

DATABASE MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS; HOSPITALS; HUMANS; MISSOURI; MULTI-INSTITUTIONAL SYSTEMS; NEEDLESTICK INJURIES; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; PERSONNEL, HOSPITAL;

EID: 0142215270     PISSN: 0899823X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/502121     Document Type: Article

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