The Effectiveness of Intervention to Reduce Blood-Borne Pathogen Exposure Incidents in Healthcare Workers in the Largest Clinical Setting in Slovenia

ŠESTAN, Nevenka; ZALETEL-KRAGELJ, Lijana; FRANKO, Alenka

doi:10.2478/sjph-2025-0010

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The Effectiveness of Intervention to Reduce Blood-Borne Pathogen Exposure Incidents in Healthcare Workers in the Largest Clinical Setting in Slovenia

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