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Occupational exposure to sharps injury among healthcare providers in Ethiopia regional hospitals

BACKGROUND: Sharps injury is a penetrating stab wound from a needle, scalpel, or another sharp object that may result in exposure to blood or other body fluids. According to World Health Organization pooled estimate, the annual incidence of sharps injury in Africa was ranged from 2.10 to 4.68 per pe...

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Autores principales: Sharew, Nigussie Tadesse, Mulu, Getaneh Baye, Habtewold, Tesfa Dejenie, Gizachew, Kefyalew Dagne
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2017
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5364700/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28344815
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s40557-017-0163-2