Needlestick injuries in a healthcare setting in New Zealand

New Zealand Medical Journal

Volumn 124, Issue 1335, 2011, Pages 33-39

  Fullerton, Marie ^a   Gibbons, Veronique ^b  

^a WAIKATO DISTRICT HEALTH BOARD   (New Zealand)

^b UNIVERSITY OF AUCKLAND   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE FACILITY; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; INCIDENT REPORT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MIDWIFE; NEEDLESTICK INJURY; NEW ZEALAND; NURSE; PHYSICIAN; RISK MANAGEMENT; STRUCTURED QUESTIONNAIRE;

ADULT; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MIDWIFERY; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; NEEDLESTICK INJURIES; NEW ZEALAND; NURSES; ORGANIZATIONAL POLICY; PHYSICIANS; QUESTIONNAIRES; SEX FACTORS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 79957931949     PISSN: None     EISSN: 11758716     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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