Compliance with personal precautions against exposure to bloodborne pathogens among laboratory workers: A Canadian survey

Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology

Volumn 29, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 66-68

  Main, Cheryl L ^a,c   Carusone, Soo Chan ^a   Davis, Kurt ^b   Loeb, Mark ^a  

^a MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b Canadian Society for Medical Laboratory Science   (Canada)

^c Hamilton General Hospital   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BLOODBORNE BACTERIUM; BODY FLUID; CANADA; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; INFECTION PREVENTION; LABORATORY; PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT; SAFETY; WORKER;

BLOOD-BORNE PATHOGENS; CANADA; DATA COLLECTION; DISEASE TRANSMISSION, PATIENT-TO-PROFESSIONAL; FEMALE; GUIDELINE ADHERENCE; HUMANS; LABORATORY PERSONNEL; MALE; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; UNIVERSAL PRECAUTIONS;

EID: 39449086220     PISSN: 0899823X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/524325     Document Type: Article

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