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Needlestick Injuries

Known as: Needle-Sticks, Needlestick, Needle-Stick Injuries 
Penetrating stab wounds caused by needles. They are of special concern to health care workers since such injuries put them at risk for developing… 
National Institutes of Health

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Highly Cited
1999
Highly Cited
1999
Supraclavicular masses: Results of a series of 309 cases biopsied by fine needle aspiration
The purpose of this study was to determine the current distribution of diseases resulting in supraclavicular swelling or… 
Highly Cited
1998
Highly Cited
1998
Satellite exchange in the Baltimore Needle Exchange Program.
OBJECTIVE Our first objective was to develop an index of satellite exchange and then determine whether satellite exchangers (SEs… 
Highly Cited
1996
Highly Cited
1996
Stressful Nurses: The Effect on Patient Outcomes
The article describes a study that measured, over a 3-month period, staffing problems, including turnover rates; nurse incidents… 
Highly Cited
1993
Highly Cited
1993
Urban epizootic of rabies in Mexico: epidemiology and impact of animal bite injuries.
From 1 July 1987 to 31 December 1988, a total of 317 animals (91% of which were dogs) were confirmed to have rabies in Hermosillo… 
Review
1992
Review
1992
Packing and re-exploration for patients with nonhepatic injuries.
We retrospectively reviewed the clinical records of 11 patients admitted to the trauma service at Kings County Hospital who… 
Highly Cited
1989
Highly Cited
1989
Needlestick injuries at operations for trauma. Are surgical gloves an effective barrier?
Surgeons are at risk from both hepatitis B and human immunodeficiency viruses. While vaccines have been developed against the… 
Review
1988
Review
1988
Risk to surgeons: A survey of accidental injuries during operations
A survey was conducted with the participation of eight consultant general surgeons, two consultant urologists, four consultant… 
Highly Cited
1988
Highly Cited
1988
The Crucial Ligaments. Diagnosis and Treatment of Ligamentous Injuries About the Knee.
Highly Cited
1988
Highly Cited
1988
Fine needle aspiration of the liver.
A total of 81 transhepatic fine needle aspiration (FNA) biopsies were performed on 78 patients to rule out focal or diffuse… 
Highly Cited
1982
Highly Cited
1982
Grading errors in prostatic needle biopsies: relation to the accuracy of tumor grade in predicting pelvic lymph node metastases.
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