Postexposure management of occupational injuries amongst health care workers
Occupational exposure comprises of needle stick injury (NSI) and mucosal splashes. A health care worker (HCW) is at a greater risk of developing blood borne virus infection while at work. Due to high prevalence of human immunodeficiency virus, hepatitis B surface antigen and hepatitis C virus in dev...
Main Authors: | Divya Deodhar, Jency Maria Koshy, Mary John |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications
2016-01-01
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Series: | CHRISMED Journal of Health and Research |
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Online Access: | http://www.cjhr.org/article.asp?issn=2348-3334;year=2016;volume=3;issue=3;spage=151;epage=154;aulast=Deodhar |
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