Incidence and patterns of needlestick injuries during intermaxillary fixation

British Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery

Volumn 49, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 221-224

  Bali, Rishi ^a   Sharma, Parveen ^a   Garg, Amandeep ^a  

^a Department of OMFS   (India)

Author keywords

Needlestick injury; Occupational blood exposures; Oral and maxillofacial surgery; Risk

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; HAND; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; INJURY SEVERITY; INTERMAXILLARY FIXATION; MAXILLA; NEEDLESTICK INJURY; NIGHT; ORAL SURGERY; QUESTIONNAIRE; RESIDENT; TIME; WIRE FIXATION;

ACCIDENTS, OCCUPATIONAL; BLOOD-BORNE PATHOGENS; CHI-SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; INDIA; INFECTIOUS DISEASE TRANSMISSION, PATIENT-TO-PROFESSIONAL; INTERNSHIP AND RESIDENCY; JAW FIXATION TECHNIQUES; NEEDLESTICK INJURIES; NIGHT CARE; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; QUESTIONNAIRES; RISK; SURGERY, ORAL;

EID: 79953671278     PISSN: 02664356     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.bjoms.2010.04.010     Document Type: Article

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