학술논문
Evaluation of Antineoplastic Drug Exposure of Health Care Workers at Three University-Based US Cancer Centers.
Document Type
Article
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Subject
*DIARY (Literary form)
*ANALYSIS of variance
*ANTINEOPLASTIC agents
*COMPUTER software
*INDUSTRIAL safety
*NURSES
*PHARMACISTS
*STATISTICS
*OCCUPATIONAL hazards
*DATA analysis
*ENVIRONMENTAL exposure
*CROSS-sectional method
*BLOOD
*DRUG side effects
*EVALUATION
*URINE
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ISSN
1076-2752
Abstract
The article presents a study that evaluates the health care worker exposure to antineoplastic drugs in the three University-based cancer centers in the U.S. The study used a cross sectional method in investigating the environmental samples from pharmacy and nursing areas. The study finds that there are no genetic damage was detected in exposed workers using the comet assay. The study suggests having a safe handling practice in the workplace.