Increase in Sharps Injuries in Surgical Settings Versus Nonsurgical Settings after Passage of National Needlestick Legislation

Journal of the American College of Surgeons

Volumn 210, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 496-502

  Jagger, Janine ^a   Berguer, Ramon ^a   Phillips, Elayne Kornblatt ^a   Parker, Ginger ^a   Gomaa, Ahmed E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; HOSPITAL; HOSPITAL POLICY; LAW; NEEDLE; NEEDLESTICK INJURY; NURSE; OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY; OPERATING ROOM PERSONNEL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESIDENT; SCALPEL; SURGEON; SURGICAL WARD; SYRINGA; UNITED STATES;

ACCIDENTS, OCCUPATIONAL; ADULT; FEMALE; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; INFECTIOUS DISEASE TRANSMISSION, PATIENT-TO-PROFESSIONAL; MALE; MEDICAL WASTE DISPOSAL; MIDDLE AGED; NEEDLESTICK INJURIES; OPERATING ROOMS; SAFETY MANAGEMENT; UNITED STATES;

EID: 77949885182     PISSN: 10727515     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jamcollsurg.2009.12.018     Document Type: Article

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