Assessment of prevalence and determinants of occupational exposure to HIV infection among healthcare workers in selected health institutions in debre berhan town, north shoa zone, amhara region, ethiopia, 2014

AIDS Research and Treatment

Volumn 2014, Issue , 2014, Pages

  Aynalem Tesfay, Filmawit ^a   Dejenie Habtewold, Tesfa ^a  

^a DEBRE BERHAN UNIVERSITY   (Ethiopia)

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EID: 84912081257     PISSN: 20901240     EISSN: 20901259     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1155/2014/731848     Document Type: Article

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