Needlestick and sharps injuries in a tertiary hospital in the Republic of Korea

American Journal of Infection Control

Volumn 36, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 439-443

  Park, Sunmi ^a   Jeong, Ihnsook ^b   Huh, Jeongae ^a   Yoon, Yunkyoung ^a   Lee, Sunhee ^a   Choi, Changhwa ^c  

^a Pusan National University   (South Korea)

^b Pusan National University School of Medicine   (South Korea)

^c Pusan National University School of Medicine   (South Korea)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACCIDENT PREVENTION; ARTICLE; DEVICE; EDUCATION PROGRAM; EMPLOYEE; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEPATITIS B; HEPATITIS B VIRUS; HOSPITAL PERSONNEL; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INJECTION; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; KOREA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEDICAL STUDENT; NEEDLE; NEEDLESTICK INJURY; NURSE; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; OPERATING ROOM; OUTPATIENT CARE; PATIENT CARE; RESIDENT; STAFF TRAINING; SUTURING METHOD; TERTIARY HEALTH CARE; WASTE DISPOSAL;

ACCIDENTS, OCCUPATIONAL; HEALTH PERSONNEL; HOSPITALS; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; KOREA; NEEDLESTICK INJURIES;

EID: 48049124792     PISSN: 01966553     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ajic.2007.07.011     Document Type: Article

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