Needle stick and other safety issues

Anesthesiology Clinics of North America

Volumn 22, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 493-508

  Berry, Arnold J ^a  

^a EMORY UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HEPATITIS B VACCINE; HEPATITIS C VACCINE; PEGINTERFERON; RECOMBINANT ALPHA2B INTERFERON; RECOMBINANT GAMMA INTERFERON; RIBAVIRIN; ZIDOVUDINE;

ANTIBODY TITER; ENZYME IMMUNOASSAY; FOLLOW UP; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH PROGRAM; HEALTH PROMOTION; HEPATITIS B; HEPATITIS B VIRUS; HEPATITIS C; HEPATITIS C VIRUS; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; INFECTION RISK; MEDICAL INFORMATION; NEEDLESTICK INJURY; PATIENT EDUCATION; REVIEW; RISK ASSESSMENT; SAFETY; WOUND CARE;

ACCIDENTS, OCCUPATIONAL; BLOOD-BORNE PATHOGENS; COUNSELING; HEPATITIS B; HEPATITIS C; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; NEEDLESTICK INJURIES; PERSONNEL, HOSPITAL;

EID: 4344631103     PISSN: 08898537     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.atc.2004.04.003     Document Type: Review

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