Occupational exposures to blood and biological material in healthcare workers. EPINETAC Project 1996-2000;Exposición ocupacional a sangre y material biológico en personal sanitario. Proyecto EPINETAC 1996-2000

Medicina Clinica

Volumn 122, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 81-86

  Hernández Navarrete, María Jesús ^a   Campins Martí, Magda ^b,d   Martínez Sánchez, Elena Vanessa ^a   Ramos Pérez, Francisca ^b   De Codes Ilario, Aurelia García ^c   Arribas Llorente, José Luis ^a  

^a HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARIO MIGUEL SERVET   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITAT AUTÒNOMA DE BARCELONA   (Spain)

^c HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARIO 12 DE OCTUBRE   (Spain)

^d NONE   (Spain)

Author keywords

Biological risk; Healthcare worker; Occupational exposures

Indexed keywords

BIOMATERIAL;

ARTICLE; BLOOD; DIALYSIS; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HUMAN; INFECTION RISK; MIDWIFE; NEEDLE; NURSE; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; SKIN INJURY; SPAIN;

EID: 10744230948     PISSN: 00257753     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1157/13056811     Document Type: Article

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