Epidemiological Characteristics and Scale for Needlestick Injury in Some University Hospital Workers
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Yun, Yong-Hun
(Occupational Safety & Health Research Institute, Korea Occupational Safety and Health Agency (KOSHA))
Chung, Yun-Kyung (Occupational Safety & Health Research Institute, Korea Occupational Safety and Health Agency (KOSHA)) Jeong, Jae-Sim (Department of Clinical Nursing, University of Ulsan) Jeong, Ihn-Sook (College of Nursing, Pusan National University) Park, Eun-Suk (Infection Control Office, Severance Hospital) Yoon, Sung-Won (Infection Control Office, Samsung Medical Center) Jin, Hye-Young (Infection Control Office, Ajou University Hospital) Park, Jin-Hee (Department of Nursing, Woosuk University) Han, Si-Hyun (Infection Control Office, Dankuk University Hospital) Choi, Jeong-Hwa (Infection Control Office, Kunkuk University Hospital) Choi, Hye-Ran (Infection Control Office, Asan Medical Center) Han, Min-Kyung (Infection Control Office, Asan Medical Center) Choi, Soon-Im (Keimyung University Dongsan Medical Center) |
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