Use of injections in healthcare settings worldwide, 2000: Literature review and regional estimates

British Medical Journal

Volumn 327, Issue 7423, 2003, Pages 1075-1078

  Hutin, Yvan J F ^a   Hauri, Anja M ^a   Armstrong, Gregory L ^b  

^a WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION   (Switzerland)

^b NATL CENTER FOR INFECTIOUS DISEASES   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DEVELOPING COUNTRY; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; HEALTH CARE FACILITY; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; INFECTION; INFECTION RATE; INJECTION; MALARIA; NEEDLE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECYCLING; REVIEW; SAFETY; SEPTICEMIA; SYRINGE; VIRUS HEMORRHAGIC FEVER; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

EQUIPMENT REUSE; EQUIPMENT SAFETY; HEALTH FACILITIES; HUMANS; INJECTIONS; NEEDLES; PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE; STERILIZATION; SYRINGES; WORLD HEALTH;

EID: 0242574305     PISSN: 09598146     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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