An assessment of safe injection practices in health facilities in Swaziland

South African Medical Journal

Volumn 94, Issue 3 I, 2004, Pages 194-197

  Daly, A D ^a   Nxumalo, M P ^b   Biellik, R J ^a  

^a WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION   (Switzerland)

^b Swaziland Ministry of Health and Social Welfare   (Swaziland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABSCESS; ARTICLE; BUDGET; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; DISPOSABLE EQUIPMENT; FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT; HEALTH CARE FACILITY; HEALTH PRACTITIONER; HUMAN; INJECTION; INJECTION SITE; MEDICAL PRACTICE; NEEDLE; NEEDLESTICK INJURY; NURSING; OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; QUESTIONNAIRE; SWAZILAND; SYRINGE; TECHNIQUE; VACCINATION; WASTE DISPOSAL;

ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; DISINFECTION; DISPOSABLE EQUIPMENT; EQUIPMENT CONTAMINATION; EQUIPMENT REUSE; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE SURVEYS; HEALTH FACILITIES; HUMANS; INFECTION CONTROL; INJECTIONS; MALE; QUESTIONNAIRES; RISK ASSESSMENT; SWAZILAND;

EID: 1642403842     PISSN: 02569574     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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