Epidemiology of exposure to blood borne pathogens on a surgical service

American Journal of Surgery

Volumn 192, Issue 5 SPEC. ISS., 2006, Pages

  Bakaeen, Faisal ^a   Awad, Samir ^a   Albo, Daniel ^a   Bellows, Charles F ^a   Huh, Joseph ^a   Kistner, Clara ^a   Izard, Dorothy ^a   Triebel, Jeffery ^a   Khan, Myrna ^a   Berger, David H ^a  

^a BAYLOR COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Exposure; Injury; Needlestick; Operating room; Sharps; Surgery

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; HUMAN; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MEDICAL PERSONNEL; NEEDLESTICK INJURY; NURSE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESIDENCY EDUCATION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SURGEON; SURGICAL EQUIPMENT; SURGICAL INJURY; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE;

EID: 33750296549     PISSN: 00029610     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.amjsurg.2006.08.013     Document Type: Article

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