Managing silver and lead waste in dental offices

Journal of the American Dental Association

Volumn 134, Issue 8, 2003, Pages 1095-1096

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Indexed keywords

LEAD; SILVER; FIXATIVE;

CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DENTAL FACILITY; DENTISTRY; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; FILM; FOIL; HOSPITAL MANAGEMENT; HOSPITAL WASTE; POLLUTANT; POLLUTION; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; RADIOGRAPHY; RECYCLING; SHORT SURVEY; WASTE WATER MANAGEMENT; ARTICLE; CHEMISTRY; HUMAN; METHODOLOGY; PROTECTIVE CLOTHING; TOOTH RADIOGRAPHY; WASTE DISPOSAL; WATER POLLUTION;

DENTAL WASTE; FIXATIVES; HUMANS; LEAD; MEDICAL WASTE DISPOSAL; PROTECTIVE CLOTHING; RADIOGRAPHY, DENTAL; SILVER; WATER POLLUTION, CHEMICAL;

EID: 0142124753     PISSN: 00028177     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.14219/jada.archive.2003.0324     Document Type: Article

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