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Needle Stick Injuries – Risk and Preventive Factors: A Study among Health Care Workers in Tertiary Care Hospitals in Pakistan
BACKGROUND: Health care workers (HCWs) are at substantial risk of acquiring blood borne infections such as HIV, Hepatitis-B and Hepatitis-C through needle stick injuries (NSIs). This study aimed to assess the proportion of NSIs and their associated factors among HCWs and also to identify the areas i...
Autores principales: | Khan Afridi, Asad Ali, Kumar, Ameet, Sayani, Raza |
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Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
Lenguaje: | English |
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Canadian Center of Science and Education
2013
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4776811/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23777725 http://dx.doi.org/10.5539/gjhs.v5n4p85 |
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