Needle stick injuries among dental students: Risk factors and recommendations for prevention

Libyan Journal of Medicine

Volumn 7, Issue 1, 2012, Pages

  Gaballah, Kamis ^a   Warbuton, Dorothy ^b   Sihmbly, Kamal ^c   Renton, Tara ^a  

^a KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b KING'S COLLEGE HOSPITAL NHS FOUNDATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

^c GUY'S AND ST THOMAS' NHS FOUNDATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Dental anaesthetic syringes; Dental students; Local anaesthetic syringes; Needle stick injuries; Occupational hazards; Safety syringes

Indexed keywords

ACCIDENT PREVENTION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DENTAL CLINIC; DENTAL STUDENT; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INCIDENT REPORT; LETTER; LOCAL ANESTHESIA; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MEDICAL PROCEDURES; NEEDLE RECAPPING; NEEDLESTICK INJURY; NURSING STUDENT; ORAL SURGERY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK FACTOR; SHARPS DISPOSAL; SYRINGE; UNDERGRADUATE STUDENT;

EID: 84864389676     PISSN: 19932820     EISSN: 18196357     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3402/ljm.v7i0.17507     Document Type: Letter

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