Post-traumatic stress disorder in trainee doctors with previous needlestick injuries

Occupational Medicine

Volumn 63, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 260-265

  Naghavi, S H R ^a,b   Shabestari, O ^c   Alcolado, J ^b  

^a HAVERING AND REDBRIDGE UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS NHS TRUST   (United Kingdom)

^b QUEEN MARY UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF VICTORIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Medical training; Needlestick injuries; Post traumatic; Stress disorders

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MEDICAL STAFF; NEEDLESTICK INJURY; OCCUPATIONAL ACCIDENT; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASE; POST-TRAUMATIC; POSTTRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE; STATISTICS; STRESS DISORDERS.; UNITED KINGDOM;

MEDICAL TRAINING; NEEDLESTICK INJURIES; POST-TRAUMATIC; STRESS DISORDERS.;

ACCIDENTS, OCCUPATIONAL; ADULT; FEMALE; GREAT BRITAIN; HUMANS; MALE; MEDICAL STAFF, HOSPITAL; NEEDLESTICK INJURIES; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASES; QUESTIONNAIRES; STRESS DISORDERS, POST-TRAUMATIC;

EID: 84878451594     PISSN: 09627480     EISSN: 14718405     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/occmed/kqt027     Document Type: Article

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