Blood and body fluid exposures among US medical students in Botswana

Journal of General Internal Medicine

Volumn 26, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 561-564

  Merlin, Jessica S ^a,f   Morrison, Gail ^b   Gluckman, Stephen ^a   Lipschik, Gregg ^a,c   Linkin, Darren R ^a,d   Lyon, Sarah ^a   O'Grady, Elizabeth ^b   Calvert, Heather ^e   Friedman, Harvey ^a,e  

^a HOSPITAL OF THE UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

^d Center for Clinical Epidemiology and Biostatistics   (United States)

^e BOTSWANA UPENN PARTNERSHIP   (Botswana)

^f School of Veterinary Medicine   (United States)

Author keywords

Infectious diseases; International health; Medical education simulation; Occupational health

Indexed keywords

ABSCESS DRAINAGE; ARTICLE; BLOOD; BODY FLUID; EDUCATION PROGRAM; EXPOSURE; HEALTH PROGRAM; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS; INJECTION; LUMBAR PUNCTURE; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MEDICAL PRACTICE; MEDICAL STAFF; MEDICAL STUDENT; NEEDLE; PARACENTESIS; PHLEBOTOMY; PROPHYLAXIS; RISK ASSESSMENT; SIMULATION; SUTURE; TERTIARY HEALTH CARE; THORACOCENTESIS;

BODY FLUIDS; BOTSWANA; DATA COLLECTION; HUMANS; NEEDLESTICK INJURIES; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; POST-EXPOSURE PROPHYLAXIS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; STUDENTS, MEDICAL; UNITED STATES;

EID: 79958761289     PISSN: 08848734     EISSN: 15251497     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11606-010-1586-4     Document Type: Article

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