TY - JOUR PY - 2007// TI - Dangers of used sharps in household trash: implications for home care JO - Home healthcare nurse A1 - Gold, Kathleen A1 - Schumann, Jenny SP - 602 EP - 607 VL - 25 IS - 9 N2 - Between 8 and 9 million Americans are self-injecting medication at home, and the majority of the needles used are being thrown into the household trash. It is up to all stakeholders, including healthcare professionals, to help change the way these dangerous needles and other sharps are discarded. Are you giving your patients the correct information?

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LA - en SN - 0884-741X UR - http://dx.doi.org/10.1097/01.NHH.0000296119.71814.f7 ID - ref1 ER -