Health care workers and universal precautions: Perceptions and determinants of non-compliance

Indian Journal of Community Medicine

Volumn 35, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 526-528

  Kotwal, Anupam ^a   Taneja, D K ^a  

^a MAULANA AZAD MEDICAL COLLEGE   (India)

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EID: 78651273965     PISSN: 09700218     EISSN: 19983581     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4103/0970-0218.74373     Document Type: Article

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