Incidence and Causes of Needlestick Injury among Nurses in Emergency Departments of Egyptian University Hospitals
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عنوان ژورنال: Acta Scientific Medical Sciences
سال: 2020
ISSN: 2582-0931
DOI: 10.31080/asms.2020.04.0749