Evolution of the global use of unsafe medical injections, 2000-2010

PLoS ONE

Volumn 8, Issue 12, 2013, Pages

  Pépin, Jacques ^a   Chakra, Claire Nour Abou ^a   Pépin, Eric ^a   Nault, Vincent ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE SHERBROOKE   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AFRICA SOUTH OF THE SAHARA; ARTICLE; DEVELOPING COUNTRY; DRUG SAFETY; ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT; EVOLUTION; MEDICAL INFORMATION; NEEDLE; POPULATION RESEARCH; SOUTH AND CENTRAL AMERICA; SYRINGE;

CROSS INFECTION; DATA COLLECTION; DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; HUMANS; INJECTIONS; NEEDLES; PATIENT SAFETY; SYRINGES; WORLD HEALTH; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

EID: 84891900553     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19326203     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0080948     Document Type: Article

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