Occupational safety of cleaning personnel in Palestinian district hospitals

Eastern Mediterranean Health Journal

Volumn 12, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 637-652

  Al Khatib, Issam A ^a  

^a BIRZEIT UNIVERSITY   (Palestine)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

VACCINE;

ARTICLE; CLEANING; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HOSPITAL INFECTION; HOSPITAL PERSONNEL; HOSPITAL WASTE; HUMAN; MATERIALS HANDLING; MEDICAL EXAMINATION; NEEDLESTICK INJURY; OCCUPATIONAL ACCIDENT; OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY; PAKISTAN; PREEMPLOYMENT MEDICAL EXAMINATION; PROTECTIVE CLOTHING; PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT; STAFF TRAINING; VACCINATION; WASTE MANAGEMENT; WORK SCHEDULE;

GUIDELINE ADHERENCE; GUIDELINES AS TOPIC; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HOSPITALS, DISTRICT; HOUSEKEEPING, HOSPITAL; HUMANS; INFECTION CONTROL; INSERVICE TRAINING; MEDICAL WASTE DISPOSAL; MIDDLE EAST; NEEDLESTICK INJURIES; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH SERVICES; ORGANIZATIONAL POLICY; PERSONNEL, HOSPITAL; PROTECTIVE DEVICES; SAFETY MANAGEMENT; VACCINATION; WORKLOAD;

EID: 33847639672     PISSN: 10203397     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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