Needle stick injury and HIV risk among health care workers in North India

Indian Journal of Medical Sciences

Volumn 65, Issue 9, 2011, Pages 371-378

  Ashat, Munish ^a   Bhatia, Vikas ^a   Puri, Sonia ^a   Thakare, Meenal ^a   Koushal, Vipin ^a  

^a GOVERNMENT MEDICAL COLLEGE AND HOSPITAL   (India)

Author keywords

Health workers; HIV; needle stick injuries; post exposure prophylaxis

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; DISINFECTION; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HIV TEST; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; INCIDENCE; INFECTION RISK; MALE; NEEDLESTICK INJURY; NURSE; PARAMEDICAL PERSONNEL; PHYSICIAN; POST EXPOSURE PROPHYLAXIS; RISK ASSESSMENT; TERTIARY HEALTH CARE;

ADULT; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HEALTH PERSONNEL; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; INDIA; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEEDLESTICK INJURIES; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; POST-EXPOSURE PROPHYLAXIS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84875441808     PISSN: 00195359     EISSN: 19983654     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4103/0019-5359.108947     Document Type: Article

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