Association between hospital safety climate and health care workers' knowledge, attitude, and practice toward sharps injuries, and blood and body fluid exposure
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Blood and Body Fluid Exposure Related Knowledge, Attitude and Practices of Hospital Based Health Care Providers in United Arab Emirates
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عنوان ژورنال: Journal of Microbiology, Immunology and Infection
سال: 2015
ISSN: 1684-1182
DOI: 10.1016/j.jmii.2015.02.363