Incidence of needlestick injuries among people who inject
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Preventing needlestick injuries among healthcare workers: a WHO-ICN collaboration.
Effective measures to prevent infections from occupaonal exposure of healthcare workers to blood include mmunization against HBV, eliminating unnecessary injections, implementing Universal Precautions, eliminating needle recapping and disposing of the sharp into a sharps container immediately after use, use of safer devices such as needles that sheath or retract after use, provision and use of ...
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عنوان ژورنال: Addiction
سال: 1997
ISSN: 0965-2140
DOI: 10.1080/09652149738565