Healthcare workers' compliance with universal precautions in Turkey.

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Published in Med Hypotheses on October 02, 2011

Authors

Salih Hosoglu1, Serife Akalin, Mustafa Sunbul, Metin Otkun, Recep Ozturk, Occupational Infections Study Group

Author Affiliations

1: Department of Infectious Diseases, Dicle University Hospital, Diyarbakir, Turkey. hosoglu@hotmail.com

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