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Occupational safety and health regulations and implementation challenges in Uganda

Edwinah AtusingwizeDepartment of Disease Control and Environmental Health, School of Public Health, College of Health Sciences, Makerere University, Kampala, Uganda; Correspondence[email protected]
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Geofrey MusinguziDepartment of Disease Control and Environmental Health, School of Public Health, College of Health Sciences, Makerere University, Kampala, Uganda; View further author information
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Rawlance NdejjoDepartment of Disease Control and Environmental Health, School of Public Health, College of Health Sciences, Makerere University, Kampala, Uganda; View further author information
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Esther BuregyeyaDepartment of Disease Control and Environmental Health, School of Public Health, College of Health Sciences, Makerere University, Kampala, Uganda; View further author information
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Barbara KayongoMinistry of Gender, Labor and Social Development, Kampala, Uganda; View further author information
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Ruth MubeeziDepartment of Disease Control and Environmental Health, School of Public Health, College of Health Sciences, Makerere University, Kampala, Uganda; View further author information
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Richard K. MugambeDepartment of Disease Control and Environmental Health, School of Public Health, College of Health Sciences, Makerere University, Kampala, Uganda; View further author information
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Abdullah Ali HalageDepartment of Disease Control and Environmental Health, School of Public Health, College of Health Sciences, Makerere University, Kampala, Uganda; View further author information
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Deogratious K. SekimpiDepartment of Disease Control and Environmental Health, School of Public Health, College of Health Sciences, Makerere University, Kampala, Uganda; ;Uganda National Association of Community and Occupational Health, Kampala, Uganda; View further author information
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William BazeyoDepartment of Disease Control and Environmental Health, School of Public Health, College of Health Sciences, Makerere University, Kampala, Uganda; View further author information
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Jia-Sheng WangDepartment of Environmental Health Sciences, College of Public Health, University of Georgia, Athens, GA, USAView further author information
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John C. SsempebwaDepartment of Disease Control and Environmental Health, School of Public Health, College of Health Sciences, Makerere University, Kampala, Uganda; View further author information
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Pages 58-65 | Received 09 Jan 2018, Accepted 21 Jun 2018, Published online: 17 Sep 2018

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