Needlestick and sharps injuries among a cross-section of physicians in mainland China

American Journal of Industrial Medicine

Volumn 49, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 169-174

  Smith, Derek R ^a   Wei, Ning ^b   Zhang, Yi Jie ^b   Wang, Rui Sheng ^a  

^a NATL INSTITUTE OF INDUSTRIAL HEALTH   (Japan)

^b HEBEI MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

China; Epidemiology; Hazard; Infection control; Needlestick; Occupational health; Physician; Risk; Sharps

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHINA; CULTURAL FACTOR; DEVICE; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NEEDLE; NEEDLESTICK INJURY; OCCUPATIONAL HAZARD; PHYSICIAN; PREVALENCE; RISK FACTOR; SCALPEL; SELF REPORT; SUTURE; UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL; WORKPLACE;

ACCIDENTS, OCCUPATIONAL; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CHINA; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; EQUIPMENT CONTAMINATION; FEMALE; HOSPITALS, TEACHING; HOSPITALS, UNIVERSITY; HUMANS; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; MEDICAL STAFF, HOSPITAL; NEEDLESTICK INJURIES; QUESTIONNAIRES; SURGICAL INSTRUMENTS;

EID: 33645234327     PISSN: 02713586     EISSN: 10970274     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ajim.20261     Document Type: Article

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