Use of gloves and reduction of risk of injury caused by needles or sharp medical devices in healthcare workers: Results from a case-crossover study

Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology

Volumn 31, Issue 9, 2010, Pages 908-917

  Kinlin, Laura M ^a,b   Mittleman, Murray A ^a   Harris, Anthony D ^f   Rubin, Michael A ^d,e,g   Fisman, David N ^a,b,c  

^a HOSPITAL FOR SICK CHILDREN RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^d HARVARD SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^e HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^f UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^g UNIVERSITY OF UTAH SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; DEVICE; FEMALE; HAND WASHING; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH CARE PRACTICE; HEPATITIS B; HEPATITIS C; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTED PATIENT; INCIDENCE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL INSTRUMENTATION; NEEDLE; NEEDLESTICK INJURY; OPERATING ROOM; ORTHOPEDIC SURGERY; PERCEPTION; PHYSICIAN; PROTECTIVE CLOTHING; QUESTIONNAIRE; RISK REDUCTION; SURGICAL GLOVE;

ACADEMIC MEDICAL CENTERS; ACCIDENTS, OCCUPATIONAL; ADULT; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; CANADA; CROSS-OVER STUDIES; FEMALE; GLOVES, PROTECTIVE; HUMANS; MALE; NEEDLESTICK INJURIES; PERSONNEL, HOSPITAL; QUESTIONNAIRES; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTORS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 77955760909     PISSN: 0899823X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/655839     Document Type: Article

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