Work schedule, needle use, and needlestick injuries among registered nurses

Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology

Volumn 28, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 156-164

  Trinkoff, Alison M ^a   Le, Rong ^a   Geiger Brown, Jeanne ^a   Lipscomb, Jane ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND SCHOOL OF NURSING   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CONTAMINATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; NEEDLESTICK INJURY; NURSING DISCIPLINE; OCCUPATIONAL ACCIDENT; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; REGISTERED NURSE; WORK SCHEDULE;

LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; NEEDLES; NEEDLESTICK INJURIES; NURSES; PROBABILITY; UNITED STATES; WORK SCHEDULE TOLERANCE;

EID: 33847759163     PISSN: 0899823X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/510785     Document Type: Article

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