Needlestick injuries among healthcare workers: Why they do not report their incidence?
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Risk Factors of Needlestick and Sharps Injuries among Healthcare Workers
Background and Objectives: Exposure to contaminated needlesticks and sharp devices is an important occupational hazard among healthcare workers. The objective of this study was to gain further insight into prevalence and risk factors of needlestick and sharps injuries among healthcare workers. Methods: A cross-sectional survey was carried out among 384 healthcare workers of two hospitals in N...
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background and objectives: exposure to contaminated needlesticks and sharp devices is an important occupational hazard among healthcare workers. the objective of this study was to gain further insight into prevalence and risk factors of needlestick and sharps injuries among healthcare workers. methods: a cross-sectional survey was carried out among 384 healthcare workers of two hospitals in ne...
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عنوان ژورنال: Iranian Journal of Nursing and Midwifery Research
سال: 2018
ISSN: 1735-9066
DOI: 10.4103/ijnmr.ijnmr_74_17