Needlestick Injuries During a Mass Vaccination Campaign
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Needlestick injuries during a mass vaccination campaign.
campaigns may be exposed to bloodborne pathogens in the event of a needlestick injury. In preparation for a mass immunization campaign, information was sought to decrease the number of needle-stick injuries. A literature search revealed no information pertaining to needlestick injuries occurring during mass vaccination campaigns. Other studies discussed the difficulty in obtaining information r...
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عنوان ژورنال: Canadian Journal of Public Health
سال: 1997
ISSN: 0008-4263,1920-7476
DOI: 10.1007/bf03403856