Adherence to management after occupational exposure to bloodborne pathogen among health care workers in Taiwan

American Journal of Infection Control

Volumn 37, Issue 7, 2009, Pages 609-611

  Ko, Nai Ying ^a   Yeh, Shu Hui ^b   Tsay, Shiow Luan ^c   Pan, Shung Mei ^d   Feng, Ming Chu ^d   Chiang, Ming Chu ^e   Lee, Yea Wen ^f   Chang, Ling Hua ^g   Jang, Jim Fong ^h  

^a Institute of Biomedical Science   (Taiwan)

^b CHANG GUNG UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Taiwan)

^c NATIONAL TAIPEI UNIVERSITY OF NURSING AND HEALTH SCIENCES   (Taiwan)

^d KAOHSIUNG MEDICAL UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^e Chang Gung Hospital at Kaohsiung   (Taiwan)

^f CHANGHUA CHRISTIAN HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^g TAICHUNG ARMED FORCES GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^h Mennonite Christian Hospital   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; BLOODBORNE BACTERIUM; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; COUNSELING; DEPRESSION; DISTRESS SYNDROME; EMPLOYMENT; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEPATITIS B; HEPATITIS C; HUMAN; LABORATORY TEST; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MULTIVARIATE LOGISTIC REGRESSION ANALYSIS; NEEDLESTICK INJURY; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PREVALENCE; QUESTIONNAIRE; SEROCONVERSION; TAIWAN;

ADULT; BLOOD-BORNE PATHOGENS; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; GUIDELINE ADHERENCE; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; INFECTIOUS DISEASE TRANSMISSION, PATIENT-TO-PROFESSIONAL; MALE; NEEDLESTICK INJURIES; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASES; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PERSONNEL, HOSPITAL; QUESTIONNAIRES; RISK FACTORS; TAIWAN;

EID: 69049089748     PISSN: 01966553     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ajic.2008.11.008     Document Type: Article

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