title: States begin passing sharps and needle-stick legislation to protect health care workers.
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Matson
mesh_terms: D000163:Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome / Q000517:prevention & control / Q000635:transmission; D006282:Health Personnel / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D006291:Health Policy; D006505:Hepatitis / Q000517:prevention & control; D006801:Humans; D007878:Legislation as Topic; D016602:Needlestick Injuries / Q000517:prevention & control*; D009726:Nurses; D009784:Occupational Diseases / Q000517:prevention & control*; D013219:State Government; D014481:United States