Occupational blood and body fluid exposure in an Australian teaching hospital

Epidemiology and Infection

Volumn 134, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 465-471

  Bi, Peng ^a   Tully, P J ^a   Pearce, S ^b   Hiller, J E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ADELAIDE   (Australia)

^b FLINDERS MEDICAL CENTRE   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; BODY FLUID; COHORT ANALYSIS; FOLLOW UP; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEPATITIS C; HEPATITIS C VIRUS; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INFECTION CONTROL; INFECTION PREVENTION; INFECTION RISK; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEDICAL STAFF; NEEDLESTICK INJURY; NURSING STAFF; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; OCCUPATIONAL HAZARD; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; PROTECTIVE CLOTHING; PUBLIC HOSPITAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; RISK REDUCTION; SELF REPORT; SHARPS DISPOSAL; STAFF TRAINING; TEACHING HOSPITAL;

BLOOD-BORNE PATHOGENS; BODY FLUIDS; DISEASE TRANSMISSION, PATIENT-TO-PROFESSIONAL; HEALTH PERSONNEL; HOSPITALS, TEACHING; HUMANS; NEEDLESTICK INJURIES; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 33646162665     PISSN: 09502688     EISSN: 14694409     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0950268805005212     Document Type: Article

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