Accidental needle sticks, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration, and the fallacy of public policy

Annals of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology

Volumn 97, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 52-54

  Wolf, Bruce L ^a   Marks, Albert ^a   Fahrenholz, John M ^a  

^a VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALLERGY; BLOODBORNE BACTERIUM; DISPOSABLE EQUIPMENT; GENERAL PRACTICE; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; IMMUNOTHERAPY; INTRACUTANEOUS TEST; LAW; NEEDLE; NEEDLESTICK INJURY; OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY; OUTPATIENT DEPARTMENT; PATIENT SAFETY; POLICY; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; UNITED STATES; VIRUS TRANSMISSION;

EID: 33746594091     PISSN: 10811206     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1081-1206(10)61369-5     Document Type: Article

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