Factors associated with needle stick and sharp injuries among healthcare workers in Felege Hiwot Referral Hospital, Bahir Dar, Northwest Ethiopia: facility based cross-sectional survey
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Associated Risk factors for Postoperative Nosocomial infections among Patients admitted at Felege Hiwot Referral Hospital, Bahir Dar, Northwest Ethiopia
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[This corrects the article DOI: 10.1186/s40064-016-2592-8.].
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عنوان ژورنال: International Journal of Infection Control
سال: 2013
ISSN: 1996-9783
DOI: 10.3396/ijic.v9i4.030.13