Intervention study of needle stick injury in Iran

Saudi Medical Journal

Volumn 26, Issue 8, 2005, Pages 1225-1227

  Mobasherizadeh, Sina ^a   Abne Shahidi, Sayed A ^a   Mohammadi, Nazafarin A ^a   Abazari, Fereshteh ^a  

^a Sadi Hospital   (Iran)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; COMPUTER PROGRAM; CONTAMINATION; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH PROGRAM; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; INFECTION PREVENTION; IRAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NEEDLESTICK INJURY; OCCUPATIONAL ACCIDENT; OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY; PARAMEDICAL PERSONNEL; PRIVATE HOSPITAL; SCALPEL; WASTE DISPOSAL;

HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; INTERVENTION STUDIES; IRAN; NEEDLESTICK INJURIES; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; PERSONNEL, HOSPITAL; SAFETY MANAGEMENT;

EID: 24744441952     PISSN: 03795284     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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