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. 1991 Mar 30;302(6779):769–770. doi: 10.1136/bmj.302.6779.769

Preventing needlestick injuries.

D C Anderson 1, A L Blower 1, J M Packer 1, L A Ganguli 1
PMCID: PMC1669550  PMID: 2043216

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