Accidental exposure to blood in medical interns of Tehran University of Medical Sciences

Journal of Occupational Health

Volumn 49, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 317-321

  Shariati, Batoul ^a   Shahidzadeh Mahani, Ali ^b   Oveysi, Turadj ^c   Akhlaghi, Hengameh ^a  

^a TEHRAN UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

^b Iranian Institute for Health Sciences Research   (Iran)

^c MASHHAD UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

Author keywords

Accidental exposure; Blood borne infections; Cutaneous blood exposure; Medical interns

Indexed keywords

HEPATITIS B VIRUS; HEPATITIS C VIRUS; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS;

HEPATITIS B VACCINE;

ARTICLE; BLOODBORNE BACTERIUM; FEMALE; HUMAN; IRAN; MALE; MEDICAL STUDENT; NEEDLESTICK INJURY; OCCUPATIONAL ACCIDENT; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; STATISTICS; UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL; WASTE DISPOSAL;

ACCIDENTS, OCCUPATIONAL; BLOOD-BORNE PATHOGENS; FEMALE; HEPATITIS B VACCINES; HOSPITALS, UNIVERSITY; HUMANS; IRAN; MALE; MEDICAL WASTE DISPOSAL; NEEDLESTICK INJURIES; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; STUDENTS, MEDICAL;

EID: 35148900782     PISSN: 13419145     EISSN: 13489585     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1539/joh.49.317     Document Type: Article

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