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needlestick injuries: a standalone construct

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needlestickinjuries1 CONSTRUCTNeedlestick injuriesPRÜSS‐ÜSTÜN · OCCUPATIONAL

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Occupational health

injuries to health workers from contaminated needles and sharps, a source of hepatitis and HIV infection.

In occupational health, needlestick injuries refers to injuries to health workers from contaminated needles and sharps, a source of hepatitis and HIV infection. This meaning comes from Prüss‐Üstün (2005) in American Journal of Industrial Medicine.[1]

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  1. Prüss‐Üstün, A., Rapiti, E., & Hutin, Y. (2005). Estimation of the global burden of disease attributable to contaminated sharps injuries among health‐care workers. American Journal of Industrial Medicine, 48(6), 482-490. https://doi.org/10.1002/ajim.20230

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