Understanding sharps injuries in home healthcare: The Safe Home Care qualitative methods study to identify pathways for injury prevention Environmental and occupational health

BMC Public Health

Volumn 15, Issue 1, 2015, Pages

  Markkanen, Pia ^a   Galligan, Catherine ^a   Laramie, Angela ^b   Fisher, June ^c   Sama, Susan ^a   Quinn, Margaret ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS LOWELL   (United States)

^b MASSACHUSETTS DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^c Training for Development of Innovative Control Technology Project   (United States)

Author keywords

Bloodborne pathogens; Home healthcare; Qualitative methods; Sharps injury prevention

Indexed keywords

WASTE DISPOSAL;

HOME CARE; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; NEEDLESTICK INJURIES; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PACKAGING; PROCEDURES; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; UNITED STATES; WASTE DISPOSAL;

HOME CARE SERVICES; HUMANS; INTERVIEWS AS TOPIC; MEDICAL WASTE DISPOSAL; NEEDLESTICK INJURIES; PRODUCT PACKAGING; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84928811603     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14712458     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/s12889-015-1673-x     Document Type: Article

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