Sharps injury and body fluid exposure among health care workers in an Australian tertiary hospital

Asia-Pacific Journal of Public Health

Volumn 20, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 139-147

  Bi, Peng ^a   Tully, Phillip J ^a   Boss, Karen ^b   Hiller, Janet E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ADELAIDE   (Australia)

^b ROYAL ADELAIDE HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

Australia; Body fluid exposure; Health care workers; Sharps injury

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; BODY FLUID; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEPATITIS B VIRUS; HEPATITIS C VIRUS; HOSPITAL PERSONNEL; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEDICAL STAFF; NEEDLESTICK INJURY; NURSE; OCCUPATIONAL ACCIDENT; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; SEROCONVERSION; SHARPS DISPOSAL; TERTIARY HEALTH CARE;

EID: 41149092192     PISSN: 10105395     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1010539507312235     Document Type: Article

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