Sharps disposal in the operating room: Current clinical practices and costs

Anesthesia and Analgesia

Volumn 87, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 634-636

  Seidman, Peggy A ^a,c   Parker, Brian M ^b  

^a WEST VIRGINIA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b LERNER RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

^c WEST VIRGINIA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACCREDITATION; ARTICLE; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; CONTAINER; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; COST CONTROL; DISPOSABLE EQUIPMENT; GLASS BOTTLE; HEALTH ECONOMICS; HOSPITAL WASTE; OPERATING ROOM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECYCLING; UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL; WASTE DISPOSAL;

EID: 0031656208     PISSN: 00032999     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1213/00000539-199809000-00027     Document Type: Article

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