Epidemiology of needlestick injuries among the health care workers in a secondary care hospital in Saudi Arabia

Annals of Saudi Medicine

Volumn 25, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 233-238

  Jahan, Saulat ^a  

^a Preventive Medicine Department ^*  (Saudi Arabia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL EDUCATION; NEEDLESTICK INJURY; NURSE; OCCUPATIONAL ACCIDENT; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; OCCUPATIONAL HAZARD; PHYSICIAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK FACTOR; SAUDI ARABIA; SELF REPORT; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE;

EID: 21844434672     PISSN: 02564947     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5144/0256-4947.2005.233     Document Type: Article

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