Device-specific rates of needlestick injury at a large military teaching hospital

American Journal of Infection Control

Volumn 36, Issue 10, 2008, Pages 750-752

  Nevin, Remington L ^a   Carbonell, Ivan ^b   Thurmond, Veronica ^c  

^a Army Medical Surveillance Activity   (United States)

^b WALTER REED ARMY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c WOMACK ARMY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; INJECTION; NEEDLESTICK INJURY; OCCUPATIONAL ACCIDENT; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; TEACHING HOSPITAL;

ACCIDENTS, OCCUPATIONAL; CONFIDENCE INTERVALS; DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA; EQUIPMENT SAFETY; FEMALE; HEALTH PERSONNEL; HOSPITALS, MILITARY; HOSPITALS, TEACHING; HUMANS; MALE; NEEDLES; NEEDLESTICK INJURIES; PROTECTIVE DEVICES; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 57149125698     PISSN: 01966553     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ajic.2008.02.006     Document Type: Article

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