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Knowledge about blood-borne pathogens and the prevalence of needle stick injuries among medical students in Serbia Cover

Knowledge about blood-borne pathogens and the prevalence of needle stick injuries among medical students in Serbia

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|May 2017

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/sjph-2017-0024 | Journal eISSN: 1854-2476 | Journal ISSN: 0351-0026
Language: English
Page range: 179 - 184
Submitted on: Dec 1, 2016
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Accepted on: Apr 10, 2017
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Published on: May 26, 2017
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services
Publication frequency: 4 issues per year

© 2017 Vuk Marusic, Ljiljana Markovic-Denic, Olivera Djuric, Dragana Protic, Emilija Dubljanin-Raspopovic, published by National Institute of Public Health, Slovenia
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