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Costs of needlestick injuries and subsequent hepatitis and HIV infection

J. Paul Leigh Center for Healthcare Policy and Research and Department of Public Health Sciences, University of California, Davis, CA, USACorrespondence[email protected]
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Marion Gillen School of Nursing, School of Public Health, Division of Environmental Health Science, University of California, Berkeley, CA, USA
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Peter Franks Center for Healthcare Policy and Research, University of California, Davis Medical Center, Sacramento, CA, USA
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Susan Sutherland Employee Health Manager, Bloodborne Pathogen Surveillance Nurse, University of California, Davis Medical Center, Sacramento, CA, USA
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Hien H. Nguyen Division of Infectious Disease, Division of Pulmonary-Hospitalist, University of California, Davis Medical Center, Sacramento, CA, USA
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Kyle Steenland Department of Environmental and Occupational Health, Rollins School of Public Health, Emory University, Atlanta, GA, USA
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Guibo Xing Center for Healthcare Policy and Research, University of California, Davis Medical Center, Sacramento, CA, USA
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Pages 2093-2105 | Accepted 20 Jun 2007, Published online: 25 Jul 2007

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