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

Magnitude of occupational injury and associated factors among factory workers in Ethiopia: The case of Mugher Cement Factory

Mulu Gebretsadik
  • Mulu Gebretsadik
  • Addis Ababa Ethiopia, Ethiopia.
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Abera Kumie
  • Abera Kumie
  • School of Public Health, Addis Ababa University, P. O. Box: 9086 Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.
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Gebrekiros Gebremichael
  • Gebrekiros Gebremichael
  • College of Medicine and Health Sciences, Arba Minch University, P. O. Box: 21, Arba Minch, Ethiopia.
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  •  Received: 26 April 2016
  •  Accepted: 14 July 2017
  •  Published: 31 December 2017

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