Why we must improve reporting and treatment systems for needlestick injuries

Academic Medicine

Volumn 85, Issue 8, 2010, Pages 1262-

  Salzer, Helmut J F ^a   Raggam, Reinhard B ^b   Krause, Robert ^a  

^a MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF GRAZ   (Austria)

^b UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL GRAZ   (Austria)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; NEEDLESTICK INJURIES; RISK MANAGEMENT; STANDARDS; TRENDS; UNITED STATES;

DISCLOSURE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; NEEDLESTICK INJURIES; RISK MANAGEMENT; UNITED STATES;

EID: 77955314975     PISSN: 10402446     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/ACM.0b013e3181e5c139     Document Type: Letter

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