Needlestick injuries among surgeons in training.

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Published in N Engl J Med on June 28, 2007

Authors

Martin A Makary1, Ali Al-Attar, Christine G Holzmueller, J Bryan Sexton, Dora Syin, Marta M Gilson, Mark S Sulkowski, Peter J Pronovost

Author Affiliations

1: Center for Outcomes Research, Department of Surgery, Health Policy and Management, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Quality and Safety Research Group, Baltimore 21231, USA. mmakary1@jhmi.edu

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