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Occupational injuries among health care workers at a public hospital in Ghana

INTRODUCTION: information on occupational injuries to health care workers (HCWs) in Africa is limited. We sought to determine the prevalence of occupational injuries among HCWs at a Ghanaian hospital, determine the most common types of injuries, and assess HCWs' knowledge regarding occupational...

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Autores principales:	Appiagyei, Helena, Nakua, Emmanuel Kweku, Donkor, Peter, Mock, Charles
Formato:	Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:	English
Publicado:	The African Field Epidemiology Network 2021
Materias:	Research
Acceso en línea:	https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8396384/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34512839 http://dx.doi.org/10.11604/pamj.2021.39.103.23542

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