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Occupational Health Hazards among Healthcare Workers in Kampala, Uganda

Objective. To assess the occupational health hazards faced by healthcare workers and the mitigation measures. Methods. We conducted a cross-sectional study utilizing quantitative data collection methods among 200 respondents who worked in 8 major health facilities in Kampala. Results. Overall, 50.0%...

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Autores principales:	Ndejjo, Rawlance, Musinguzi, Geofrey, Yu, Xiaozhong, Buregyeya, Esther, Musoke, David, Wang, Jia-Sheng, Halage, Abdullah Ali, Whalen, Christopher, Bazeyo, William, Williams, Phillip, Ssempebwa, John
Formato:	Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:	English
Publicado:	Hindawi Publishing Corporation 2015
Materias:	Research Article
Acceso en línea:	https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4329737/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25802531 http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2015/913741

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