Trends in needlestick injury incidence following regulatory change in Ontario, Canada (2004-2012): An observational study

BMC Health Services Research

Volumn 15, Issue 1, 2015, Pages

  Chambers, Andrea ^a   Mustard, Cameron A ^a,b   Etches, Jacob ^a  

^a INSTITUTE FOR WORK AND HEALTH   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Infection control; Needlestick; Occupational injury; Regulation; Surveillance

Indexed keywords

ADULT; COMPARATIVE STUDY; FEMALE; FORECASTING; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; LEGISLATION AND JURISPRUDENCE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEEDLE; NEEDLESTICK INJURIES; ONTARIO; SAFETY; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; TRENDS; YOUNG ADULT;

ADULT; FEMALE; FORECASTING; HEALTH PERSONNEL; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEEDLES; NEEDLESTICK INJURIES; ONTARIO; SAFETY MANAGEMENT; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84926654202     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14726963     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/s12913-015-0798-z     Document Type: Article

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