Regional surveillance of occupational percutaneous and mucocutaneous exposure to blood-borne pathogens in health care workers: Strategies for prevention;Sorveglianza regionale delle esposizioni professionali percutanee o mucocutanee a patogeni a trasmissione ematica negli operatori sanitari: Aree di intervento preventivo

Medicina del Lavoro

Volumn 98, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 145-155

  Argentero, P A ^a   Zotti, Carla Maria ^b   Abbona, Francesca ^b   Mamo, C ^c   Castella, Annalisa ^b   Vallino, Alessandra ^b   Luzzi, Beatrice ^b   De Carli, Gabriella ^d  

^a Ospedale di Rivoli   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TURIN   (Italy)

^c ASL 5   (Italy)

^d Clinica Santa Lucia   (Italy)

Author keywords

Blood borne pathogens; Health care workers; Percutaneous exposure

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BLOODBORNE BACTERIUM; CLINICAL TRIAL; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; MULTICENTER STUDY; NEEDLESTICK INJURY; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE;

BLOOD-BORNE PATHOGENS; HEALTH PERSONNEL; HUMANS; NEEDLESTICK INJURIES; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; POPULATION SURVEILLANCE;

EID: 34247498612     PISSN: 00257818     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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