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Assessment of the knowledge, attitude and practice of health care workers in Fako Division on post exposure prophylaxis to blood borne viruses: a hospital based cross-sectional study

INTRODUCTION: Accidental exposure to blood and body fluid presents a serious public health concern, especially among healthcare workers (HCW) and constitutes a risk of transmission of blood borne viruses. Infections acquired through occupational exposure are largely preventable through strict contro...

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Autores principales:	Ngwa, Che Henry, Ngoh, Elvis Akwo, Cumber, Samuel Nambile
Formato:	Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:	English
Publicado:	The African Field Epidemiology Network 2018
Materias:	Research
Acceso en línea:	https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6462352/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31037169 http://dx.doi.org/10.11604/pamj.2018.31.108.15658

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