Evaluation of Antineoplastic Drug Exposure of Health Care Workers at Three University-Based US Cancer Centers

Thomas H. Connor,Gayle DeBord,Jack R. Pretty,Marc Oliver,Tracy Roth,Peter S. J. Lees,Edward F. Krieg,Bonnie Rogers,Carmelita P Escalante,Christine A. Toennis,John C. Clark,Belinda C. Johnson,Melissa A. McDiarmid

Evaluation of Antineoplastic Drug Exposure of Health Care Workers at Three University-Based US Cancer Centers

2010

Thomas H. Connor
Gayle DeBord
Jack R. Pretty
Marc Oliver
Tracy Roth
Peter S. J. Lees
Edward F. Krieg
Bonnie Rogers
Carmelita P Escalante
Christine A. Toennis
John C. Clark
Belinda C. Johnson
Melissa A. McDiarmid

Objective:This study evaluated health care worker exposure to antineoplastic drugs.Methods:A cross-sectional study examined environmental samples from pharmacy and nursing areas. A 6-week diary documented tasks involving those drugs. Urine was analyzed for two specific drugs, and blood samples were

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Pharmacy
Drug
Physical therapy
Hazardous drugs
Health care
Occupational medicine
Cancer
Family medicine
Gerontology
Medicine
teaching hospital
Environmental health
antineoplastic drug

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