Needlestick injuries among Malaysian healthcare workers
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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: Occupational Medicine
سال: 2018
ISSN: 0962-7480,1471-8405
DOI: 10.1093/occmed/kqy129