Injection practices among nurses - Vâlcea, Romania, 1998

Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report

Volumn 50, Issue 4, 2001, Pages 59-61

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ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; HEPATITIS B; HUMAN; INFECTION CONTROL; INJECTION; NURSE; ROMANIA;

HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HEPATITIS B; HUMANS; INFECTION CONTROL; INJECTIONS; NURSES; ROMANIA;

EID: 0035793534     PISSN: 01492195     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
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