The disposal of used sharps by diabetic patients living at home

International Journal of Environmental Health Research

Volumn 13, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 117-123

  Olowokure, Babatunde ^a,b   Duggal, Harsh V ^a   Armitage, Lesley E ^a  

^a South Staffordshire Health Authority Mellor House   (United Kingdom)

^b BIRMINGHAM HEARTLANDS HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Diabetes; Postal survey; Register; Sharps disposal

Indexed keywords

DIABETES; WASTE DISPOSAL;

ARTICLE; DIABETES MELLITUS; DISPOSABLE EQUIPMENT; HOME CARE; HOUSEHOLD; HUMAN; INJURY; NEEDLE; PATIENT; POLLUTION; POPULATION RESEARCH; QUESTIONNAIRE; RANDOMIZATION; RISK FACTOR; SYRINGE; VERBAL COMMUNICATION; WASTE DISPOSAL;

ADULT; DIABETES MELLITUS; ENGLAND; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; MALE; MEDICAL WASTE DISPOSAL; MIDDLE AGED; NEEDLES; REFUSE DISPOSAL; SYRINGES;

EID: 0038575728     PISSN: 09603123     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/0960312031000098044     Document Type: Article

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