Needlestick and sharps injuries among resident physicians: An institutional review

Connecticut Medicine

Volumn 78, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 9-15

  Mohammad, Amir ^a  

^a YALE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; FEMALE; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; MALE; MEDICAL EDUCATION; NEEDLESTICK INJURY; PHYSICIAN; REVIEW; STATISTICS; YOUNG ADULT;

ADULT; FEMALE; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; INTERNSHIP AND RESIDENCY; MALE; NEEDLESTICK INJURIES; PHYSICIANS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84893968772     PISSN: 00106178     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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