Magnitude and Impact of Occupational Related Needle Stick and Sharp Injuries and Associated Factors among Health Care Workers in Dire Dawa, Eastern Ethiopia
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Risk factors of needle stick and sharp injuries among health care workers
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عنوان ژورنال: Medical Safety & Global Health
سال: 2018
ISSN: 2574-0407
DOI: 10.4172/2574-0407.1000141