An investigation of the disposal of hazardous wastes from New Zealand dental practices

Community Dentistry and Oral Epidemiology

Volumn 25, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 328-331

  Treasure, Elizabeth T ^a   Treasure, Patrick ^b  

^a CARDIFF UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OTAGO   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Cross infection; Fluid; Hazardous waste; Medical waste; Refuse disposal

Indexed keywords

DENTAL ALLOY;

ARTICLE; BLOOD; COST; DENTAL EQUIPMENT; DENTIST; DISPOSABLE EQUIPMENT; ECONOMICS; FOLLOW UP; HAZARDOUS WASTE; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HOSPITAL WASTE; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; LEGAL ASPECT; MASK; METHODOLOGY; MOTIVATION; NEEDLE; NEW ZEALAND; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; QUESTIONNAIRE; RECYCLING; REPRODUCIBILITY; SURGICAL GLOVE; WASTE DISPOSAL;

ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; BLOOD; COSTS AND COST ANALYSIS; DENTAL AMALGAM; DENTAL INSTRUMENTS; DENTAL WASTE; DENTISTS; DISPOSABLE EQUIPMENT; EQUIPMENT REUSE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; GLOVES, SURGICAL; GUIDELINES; HAZARDOUS WASTE; HUMANS; INTERVIEWS; MASKS; MEDICAL WASTE DISPOSAL; MOTIVATION; NEEDLES; NEW ZEALAND; QUESTIONNAIRES; REFUSE DISPOSAL; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS;

EID: 0031201518     PISSN: 03015661     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0528.1997.tb00948.x     Document Type: Article

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