Characteristics of persons and jobs with needlestick injuries in a national data set

American Journal of Infection Control

Volumn 36, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 414-420

  Leigh, J Paul ^a   Wiatrowski, William J ^b   Gillen, Marion ^c   Steenland, N Kyle ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b United States Department of Labor   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^d EMORY UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABSENTEEISM; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AFRICAN AMERICAN; AGED; AGRICULTURAL WORKER; ARTICLE; CAUCASIAN; CLINICAL LABORATORY; DENTAL ASSISTANT; DENTIST; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HISPANIC; HOSPITAL PERSONNEL; HOSPITAL SERVICE; HUMAN; INDUSTRIAL WORKER; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MANAGER; NEEDLESTICK INJURY; NURSING ASSISTANT; OCCUPATIONAL ACCIDENT; PHYSICIAN ASSISTANT; PRACTICAL NURSE; RACE DIFFERENCE; REGISTERED NURSE; SEX DIFFERENCE;

ACCIDENTS, OCCUPATIONAL; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE FACTORS; AGED; CONTINENTAL POPULATION GROUPS; FEMALE; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEEDLESTICK INJURIES; OCCUPATIONS; SEX FACTORS;

EID: 48049116457     PISSN: 01966553     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ajic.2007.07.020     Document Type: Article

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