Issues in understanding the impact of the Needlestick safety and prevention act on hospital sharps injuries

Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology

Volumn 34, Issue 9, 2013, Pages 935-939

  Phillips, Elayne Kornblatt ^a,b   Conaway, Mark ^a   Parker, Ginger ^a   Perry, Jane ^a   Jagger, Janine ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; COST; DEVICE SAFETY; HOSPITAL; HUMAN; NEEDLESTICK INJURY; PROSPECTIVE STUDY;

EQUIPMENT DESIGN; HOSPITALS; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; MEDICAL DEVICE LEGISLATION; NEEDLES; NEEDLESTICK INJURIES; PERSONNEL, HOSPITAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; PROTECTIVE DEVICES; SAFETY; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84881186074     PISSN: 0899823X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/671733     Document Type: Article

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