Brief report: Needlestick injury and inadequate post-exposure practice in medical students

Journal of General Internal Medicine

Volumn 20, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 419-421

  Cervini, Patrick ^a   Bell, Chaim ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^b ST MICHAEL'S HOSPITAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

Education; Medical students; Needlestick injuries; Universal precautions

Indexed keywords

ADULT; CANADA; DISABILITY; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH INSURANCE; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; INFECTION CONTROL; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL STUDENT; NEEDLESTICK INJURY; POSTEXPOSURE PROPHYLAXIS; PROPHYLAXIS; REVIEW; RISK ASSESSMENT;

HUMANS; INSURANCE, DISABILITY; NEEDLESTICK INJURIES; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; STUDENTS, MEDICAL;

EID: 22144486576     PISSN: 08848734     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1525-1497.2005.0092.x     Document Type: Review

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