Variation in interpretation and counselling of blood exposure incidents by different medical practitioners

American Journal of Infection Control

Volumn 36, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 123-128

  van Wijk, Paul Th L ^a,b,c   Pelk Jongen, Marianne ^a   Wijkmans, Clementine ^b   Voss, Andreas ^d,e   Timen, Aura ^f   Schneeberger, Peter M ^a  

^a JEROEN BOSCH HOSPITAL   (Netherlands)

^b Hart voor Brabant ^*  (Netherlands)

^c National Hepatitis Centre   (Netherlands)

^d CANISIUS WILHELMINA HOSPITAL   (Netherlands)

^e RADBOUD UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^f NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR PUBLIC HEALTH AND THE ENVIRONMENT   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLINICAL PRACTICE; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HEALTH CARE COST; HEPATITIS B; HEPATITIS C; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; INFECTION PREVENTION; MEDICAL SPECIALIST; NORMAL HUMAN; OCCUPATIONAL PHYSICIAN; PATIENT COUNSELING; RISK ASSESSMENT; STANDARDIZATION; UNNECESSARY PROCEDURE; VIRUS TRANSMISSION;

ACCIDENTS; BLOOD-BORNE PATHOGENS; COUNSELING; HEALTH SERVICES; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HEPATITIS B; HEPATITIS C; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; QUESTIONNAIRES; RISK ASSESSMENT;

EID: 39749127316     PISSN: 01966553     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ajic.2007.03.002     Document Type: Article

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