Journal of
Public Health and Epidemiology

  • Abbreviation: J. Public Health Epidemiol.
  • Language: English
  • ISSN: 2141-2316
  • DOI: 10.5897/JPHE
  • Start Year: 2009
  • Published Articles: 655

Full Length Research Paper

Permeability and breakage status of male condoms artificially and naturally aged in humid tropical climate, the case of Jimma town, South-western Ethiopia

Tadele Mekuriya
  • Tadele Mekuriya
  • College of health sciences, Mizan Tepi University, department of pharmacy, Mizan Tefari, Ethiopia
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  •  Received: 28 May 2014
  •  Accepted: 22 September 2014
  •  Published: 31 December 2014

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