Occupational accidents involving biological material among public health workers
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Occupational accidents involving biological material among public health workers.
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عنوان ژورنال: Revista Latino-Americana de Enfermagem
سال: 2007
ISSN: 0104-1169
DOI: 10.1590/s0104-11692007000400017