Incidence of occupational exposures in a tertiary health care center

Indian Journal of Sexually Transmitted Diseases

Volumn 33, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 91-97

  Shriyan, Amrita ^a   Annamma, Roche R ^a  

^a A J INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (India)

Author keywords

hepatitis B and C virus; Human immunodeficiency virus; Occupational exposure; post exposure prophylaxis

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BODY FLUID; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; FOLLOW UP; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH SURVEY; HEPATITIS B; HEPATITIS C; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; NEEDLESTICK INJURY; OCCUPATIONAL ACCIDENT; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; POST EXPOSURE PROPHYLAXIS; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; TERTIARY HEALTH CARE;

EID: 84870228330     PISSN: 02537184     EISSN: 19983816     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4103/0253-7184.102111     Document Type: Article

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