Self-reported healthcare waste segregation practice and its correlate among healthcare workers in hospitals of Southeast Ethiopia
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Risk Factors of Needlestick and Sharps Injuries among Healthcare Workers
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عنوان ژورنال: BMC Health Services Research
سال: 2019
ISSN: 1472-6963
DOI: 10.1186/s12913-019-4439-9