Medical waste in the environment: Do anesthesia personnel have a role to play?

Journal of Clinical Anesthesia

Volumn 8, Issue 6, 1996, Pages 475-479

  Goldberg, Michael E ^a   Vekeman, Denis ^b   Torjman, Marc C ^b   Seltzer, Joseph L ^b   Kynes, Teecie ^b  

^a Division of Female Pelvic Medicine and Reconstructive Surgery   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Anesthesia; environment; medical waste; recycling

Indexed keywords

ANESTHETIC EQUIPMENT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL PRACTICE; COST CONTROL; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT; HOSPITAL HYGIENE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECYCLING; WASTE DISPOSAL;

EID: 0030249134     PISSN: 09528180     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0952-8180(96)00127-4     Document Type: Article

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