Knowledge and Attitudes of Health Care Workers from the Primary Health Centre in Inđija, Serbia on Professional Exposures to Blood-borne Infections
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/10004-1254-64-2013-2268 | Journal eISSN: 1848-6312 (formerly 0004-1254) | Journal ISSN: 0004-1254
Language: English
Page range: 145 - 151
Published on: Mar 26, 2013
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