Raising the Bar: The Need for Standardizing the Use of “Standard Precautions” as a Primary Intervention to Prevent Occupational Exposures to Bloodborne Pathogens
Open Access
- 1 February 2001
- journal article
- Published by Cambridge University Press (CUP) in Infection Control & Hospital Epidemiology
- Vol. 22 (02) , 70-72
- https://doi.org/10.1086/501866
Abstract
Raising the Bar: The Need for Standardizing the Use of “Standard Precautions” as a Primary Intervention to Prevent Occupational Exposures to Bloodborne Pathogens - Volume 22 Issue 2 - David K. HendersonKeywords
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