Impact of safety needle devices on occupationally acquired needlestick injuries: a four-year prospective study

Journal of Hospital Infection

Volumn 64, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 50-55

  Adams, D ^a   Elliott, T S J ^a  

^a QUEEN ELIZABETH HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Needlestick injuries; Safety needle devices

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; AWARENESS; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HUMAN; NEEDLESTICK INJURY; OCCUPATIONAL ACCIDENT; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT; SAFETY; SATISFACTION; STAFF TRAINING; UNITED KINGDOM;

EQUIPMENT SAFETY; GREAT BRITAIN; HEALTH PERSONNEL; HOSPITALS, UNIVERSITY; HUMANS; NEEDLES; NEEDLESTICK INJURIES; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; PROTECTIVE DEVICES;

EID: 33746763674     PISSN: 01956701     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhin.2006.04.012     Document Type: Article

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