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Identification and Control of Health Risks in Hospital Environment from the Aspect of Users, Buildings and Systems Cover

Identification and Control of Health Risks in Hospital Environment from the Aspect of Users, Buildings and Systems

Slovenian Journal of Public Health
Volume 52 (2013): Issue 4 (December 2013)
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/sjph-2013-0031 | Journal eISSN: 1854-2476 | Journal ISSN: 0351-0026
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Language: English, Slovenian
Page range: 304 - 315
Published on: Oct 1, 2013
Published by: National Institute of Public Health, Slovenia
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services
Keywords:
hospital environment,
health risks,
physical risks,
chemical risks,
biological risks,
recommendations
Related subjects:
Medicine,
Clinical medicine,
Hygiene and environmental medicine

© 2013 Mateja Dovjak, Andreja Kukec, Aleš Krainer, published by National Institute of Public Health, Slovenia
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