Professional biological risk factors of health care workers
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Risk factors of needle stick and sharp injuries among health care workers
Background and Purpose: Needle stick injuries (NSIs) remains a significant risk of occupational transmission of Blood-borne pathogens in health care workers (HCWs). This study aimed to determine the “Risk Factors of Needlestick and Sharps Injuries among Healthcare Workers in Naft hospital, Mahshahr”. Methods: A descriptive-cross sectional study carried out on 135 HCWs in Naft hospit...
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background and purpose: needle stick injuries (nsis) remains a significant risk of occupational transmission of blood-borne pathogens in health care workers (hcws). this study aimed to determine the “risk factors of needlestick and sharps injuries among healthcare workers in naft hospital, mahshahr”. methods: a descriptive-cross sectional study carried out on 135 hcws in naft hospital in mahsha...
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عنوان ژورنال: Medicina
سال: 2009
ISSN: 1648-9144
DOI: 10.3390/medicina45070070