Injection safety assessments in two Chinese provinces, 2001-2009: Progress and remaining challenges

International Health

Volumn 4, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 295-302

  Chunxiang, Fan ^a   Bike, Zhang ^a   Lijie, Zhang ^a   Hutin, Yvan ^b   Jie, Lei ^c   Jiang, Tian ^d   Qin, Li ^e   Jiang, Long ^e   Guang, Zeng ^a  

^a CHINESE CENTER FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION   (China)

^b WHO China Country Office   (China)

^c Shandong Center for Disease Control and Prevention   (China)

^d Liaoning Center for Disease Control and Prevention   (China)

^e Chongqing Center for Disease Control and Prevention   (China)

Author keywords

China; Health facilities; Healthcare waste management; Healthcare worker protection; Infection control; Injections; Safety

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CHINA; CLINICAL PRACTICE; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DISPOSABLE EQUIPMENT; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE FACILITY; HUMAN; INJECTION; MALE; MULTICENTER STUDY; OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SYRINGE; WASTE DISPOSAL;

EID: 84870245913     PISSN: 18763413     EISSN: 18763405     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.inhe.2012.08.002     Document Type: Article

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