Good ViBES - Results from a Victorian Blood Exposure Surveillance (ViBES) initiative 20052008

Healthcare Infection

Volumn 15, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 71-75

  King, Sue ^a   O'Keeffe, Jason ^b   Edmonds, Deidre ^c   Brett, Judy ^d  

^a ROYAL CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^b Northeast Health Wangaratta   (Australia)

^c AUSTIN HEALTH   (Australia)

^d VICNISS Coordinating Centre   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AUSTRALIA; BLOOD; BODY FLUID; DISEASE SURVEILLANCE; EVIDENCE BASED PRACTICE; HEALTH CARE FACILITY; HEALTH PROGRAM; HEPATITIS C; HOSPITAL BED UTILIZATION; MEDICAL INSTRUMENTATION; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE; OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY; OPERATING ROOM; PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT; REVIEW; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK REDUCTION; STANDARDIZATION; VICTORIAN BLOOD EXPOSURE SURVEILLANCE;

EID: 77957280611     PISSN: 18355617     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/HI10009     Document Type: Review

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