Knowledge of blood-borne infectious diseases and the practice of universal precautions amongst health-care workers in a tertiary hospital in Malaysia

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Knowledge of blood-borne infectious diseases and the practice of universal precautions amongst health-care workers in a tertiary hospital in Malaysia

This study aimed to assess the knowledge of blood-borne diseases transmitted through needle stick injuries amongst health-care workers in a tertiary teaching hospital. We also aimed to assess the practices of universal precautions amongst these workers and its correlation with the facts. We carried...

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Main Authors:	Abd Hamid, Mohd Zaini, Abd Aziz, Noorazah, Abdul Rahman, Anita, Othman, Norlijah
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Southeast Asian Ministers of Education Organisation 2010
Online Access:	http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/17719/ http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/17719/1/Knowledge%20of%20blood-borne%20infectious%20diseases%20and%20the%20practice%20of%20universal%20precautions%20amongst%20health-care%20workers%20in%20a%20tertiary%20hospital%20in%20Malaysia.pdf

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