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Costs associated with sharps injuries in the Swedish health care setting and potential cost savings from needle-stick prevention devices with needle and syringe

Anna H. Glenngård From IHE, The Swedish Institute for Health Economics, Lund, SwedenCorrespondence[email protected]
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Ulf Persson From IHE, The Swedish Institute for Health Economics, Lund, Sweden
Pages 296-302 | Received 10 Nov 2008, Published online: 08 Jul 2009

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