Occupational exposure to blood and body fluids of nurses at Emergency department

Health Science Journal

Volumn 6, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 60-68

  Gourni, Paraskeui ^a   Polikandrioti, Maria ^b   Vasilopoulos, Georgios ^b   Mpaltzi, Eleni ^c   Gourni, Maritsa ^c  

^a 'Panmakaristos' Hospital   (Greece)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WEST ATTICA   (Greece)

^c FREDERICK UNIVERSITY   (Cyprus)

Author keywords

Blood, body fluid exposure, health professionals, Emergency Department

Indexed keywords

EID: 84855447243     PISSN: 11087366     EISSN: 1791809X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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