Universal precautions and surgery in sierra leone: The unprotected workforce

World Journal of Surgery

Volumn 33, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 1194-1196

  Kingham, T Peter ^a,d   Kamara, T B ^b   Daoh, K S ^c   Kabbia, Soccoh ^c   Kushner, Adam L ^d  

^a MEMORIAL SLOAN KETTERING CANCER CENTER   (United States)

^b Ministry of Health and Sanitation   (Sierra Leone)

^c MINISTRY OF HEALTH AND SANITATION   (Sierra Leone)

^d Society of International Humanitarian Surgeons   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; EYE PROTECTION; FUNDING; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; INFECTION CONTROL; INFECTION RISK; PRIVATE HOSPITAL; SIERRA LEONE; SURGEON; SURGICAL EQUIPMENT; SURGICAL GLOVE;

GENERAL SURGERY; HIV INFECTIONS; HOSPITALS, DISTRICT; HOSPITALS, PUBLIC; HUMANS; INFECTIOUS DISEASE TRANSMISSION, PATIENT-TO-PROFESSIONAL; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; PROTECTIVE DEVICES; SIERRA LEONE; UNIVERSAL PRECAUTIONS;

EID: 67349278021     PISSN: 03642313     EISSN: 14322323     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00268-009-0014-6     Document Type: Article

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