Safer injections, fewer infections: Injection safety in rural north India

Tropical Medicine and International Health

Volumn 10, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 423-432

  Kermode, Michelle ^a   Holmes, Wendy ^b   Langkham, Biangtang ^c   Thomas, Mathew S ^c   Gifford, Sandy ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

^b BURNET INSTITUTE   (Australia)

^c Emmanuel Hospital Association   (India)

^d LA TROBE UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Blood borne pathogens; India; Infection control; Injection safety; Qualitative research

Indexed keywords

SAFETY; VACCINATION; VIRAL DISEASE;

ARTICLE; BIOSAFETY; BLOOD SAMPLING; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; DISINFECTION; HEALTH CARE MANAGEMENT; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HOSPITAL INFECTION; HUMAN; INDIA; INFECTION RISK; INJECTION; INSTRUMENT STERILIZATION; NEEDLE; OCCUPATIONAL HAZARD; RURAL AREA; SYRINGE; WASTE MANAGEMENT;

BLOOD-BORNE PATHOGENS; DISINFECTION; DISPOSABLE EQUIPMENT; EQUIPMENT REUSE; HUMANS; INDIA; INJECTIONS; NEEDLES; REFUSE DISPOSAL; RISK FACTORS; RURAL HEALTH; RURAL HEALTH SERVICES; SAFETY; STERILIZATION; SYRINGES; UNIVERSAL PRECAUTIONS; VIRUS DISEASES;

ASIA; EASTERN HEMISPHERE; EURASIA; INDIA; SOUTH ASIA; WORLD;

BLACK BEETLE VIRUS;

EID: 19044366879     PISSN: 13602276     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-3156.2005.01421.x     Document Type: Article

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