Needlestick injuries among health care workers: Occupational hazard or avoidable hazard?

Wiener Klinische Wochenschrift

Volumn 120, Issue 15-16, 2008, Pages 486-492

  Wicker, Sabine ^a   Ludwig, Ann Marie ^a   Gottschalk, René ^a   Rabenau, Holger F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL FRANKFURT   (Germany)

Author keywords

Bloodborne viruses; Occupational infections; Safety devices

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; FEMALE; GERMANY; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NEEDLESTICK INJURY; OCCUPATIONAL HAZARD; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PREVENTIVE HEALTH SERVICE; QUESTIONNAIRE; SAFETY; UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL; WORK ENVIRONMENT;

GERMANY; HUMANS; MEDICAL STAFF, HOSPITAL; NEEDLESTICK INJURIES; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASES; PREVALENCE; QUESTIONNAIRES; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTORS; SAFETY MANAGEMENT;

EID: 54749136922     PISSN: 00435325     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00508-008-1011-8     Document Type: Article

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