Needlestick injury prevention training among health care workers in the Caribbean
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A new approach to needlestick injuries among health care workers.
Reducing needlestick injuries has become an important topic of discussion for health care workers, politicians, employers, researchers, and government agencies. Demand for action has evoked strong responses from multiple players, and subsequently, greater public awareness. Speci® cally, the safety of health care workers has been emphasized; as a preventable occupational health hazard, needlesti...
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عنوان ژورنال: Revista Panamericana de Salud Pública
سال: 2018
ISSN: 1020-4989,1680-5348
DOI: 10.26633/rpsp.2018.93