The epidemiology of needle stick injuries among health care workers in a newly developed country

Safety Science

Volumn 44, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 387-394

  Shah, Syed F ^a   Bener, Abdulbari ^a   Al Kaabi, Saad ^a   Al Khal, Abdul Latif ^a   Samson, Soji ^a  

^a HAMAD GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Qatar)

Author keywords

Health care workers; Needle stick injury; Prevalence; Prevention; Qatar

Indexed keywords

HEALTH CARE; HOSPITALS; MEDICAL PROBLEMS; NEEDLES; POPULATION STATISTICS; VACCINES;

HEALTH CARE WORKERS; NEEDLE STICK INJURY; PREVALENCE; PREVENTION;

EPIDEMIOLOGY;

HEPATITIS B VACCINE;

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; ARTICLE; DENTIST; DEVELOPED COUNTRY; EPIDEMIOLOGICAL DATA; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH SURVEY; HEPATITIS B; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; LABORATORY PERSONNEL; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL SPECIALIST; NEEDLESTICK INJURY; NURSE; OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY; PHYSICIAN; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QATAR; QUESTIONNAIRE; RESIDENT; SEX DIFFERENCE; TERTIARY HEALTH CARE; VACCINATION;

EID: 33646145934     PISSN: 09257535     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ssci.2005.11.002     Document Type: Article

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