Needlestick injuries:A survey of doctors working at tertiary care hospitals of Rawalpindi

Journal of the Pakistan Medical Association

Volumn 61, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 63-65

  Khurram, Muhammad ^a   Ijaz, Khushnood ^a   Bushra, Hamama Tul ^a   Khan, Naveed Younas ^a   Bushra, Hafsa ^a   Hussain, Wajahat ^a  

^a RAWALPINDI MEDICAL COLLEGE   (Pakistan)

Author keywords

Doctor; Needlestick injuries

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; JOB STRESS; MALE; MEDICAL PRACTICE; NEEDLESTICK INJURY; OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY; PAKISTAN; PHYSICIAN ATTITUDE; RISK FACTOR; TERTIARY HEALTH CARE;

ACCIDENTS, OCCUPATIONAL; ADULT; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HOSPITALS, TEACHING; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEEDLESTICK INJURIES; PAKISTAN; PHYSICIANS; QUESTIONNAIRES; SYRINGES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 78651228617     PISSN: 00309982     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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