Occupational exposure to blood and body fluids among health care workers in teaching hospitals in Tehran, Iran

Iranian Red Crescent Medical Journal

Volumn 14, Issue 7, 2012, Pages 402-407

  Shokuhi, Sh ^a   Gachkar, L ^b   Alavi Darazam, I ^a,c   Yuhanaee, P ^b   Sajadi, M ^d  

^a SHAHID BEHESHTI UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

^b SHAHID BEHESHTI UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

^c SHAHID BEHESHTI UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

^d UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Blood borne pathogens; Health care workers; Needlestick injuries

Indexed keywords

HEPATITIS B ANTIBODY; HEPATITIS B SURFACE ANTIGEN;

ADULT; ANTIBODY TITER; ARTICLE; BLOOD; BODY FLUID; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEPATITIS B; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS; INFECTION PREVENTION; IRAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NEEDLESTICK INJURY; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; OCCUPATIONAL HAZARD; SEROCONVERSION; STRUCTURED QUESTIONNAIRE; TEACHING HOSPITAL; VACCINATION;

EID: 84864034673     PISSN: 20741804     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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