Needle stick injuries during fine needle aspiration procedure: Frequency, causes and knowledge, attitude and practices of cytopathologists
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Objective: This study aimed to assess the knowledge, attitude and practices among health care workers on needle stick injuries. Methods: A 15-item questionnaire was administered to seventy health care workers including nurses and paramedical staffs from different departments of Kathmandu Medical College and Teaching Hospital to measure knowledge, attitude and practices on needle stick injuries....
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عنوان ژورنال: Journal of Cytology
سال: 2011
ISSN: 0970-9371
DOI: 10.4103/0970-9371.80727