Needlestick injuries in dentists and their assistants in Kerman, Iran: Prevalence, knowledge, and practice

BACKGROUND AND AIM: Needlestick (NS) injuries are one of the most important subjects in the dental field which can cause so many dangerous blood-borne diseases. The aim of this study was to evaluate the prevalence, knowledge, and practice of dentists and their assistants about exposure to sharp cont...

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Main Authors: Shahram Farzin Ebrahimi, Niloofar Shadman, Iman Ghaempanah
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Kerman University of Medical Sciences 2013-06-01
Series:Journal of Oral Health and Oral Epidemiology
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Online Access:http://johoe.kmu.ac.ir/index.php/johoe/article/view/35