Linking intended behaviour and actions: A case study of healthcare waste management in the Cornwall NHS

Resources, Conservation and Recycling

Volumn 51, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 1-23

  Tudor, T L ^a   Barr, S W ^a   Gilg, A W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EXETER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Attitudes; Intention; Organisational behaviour; Recycling; Sustainable healthcare medical waste management; Theory of Planned Behaviour

Indexed keywords

HEALTH CARE; RECYCLING; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT;

ORGANISATIONAL SETTING; ORGANIZATIONAL BEHAVIOR; THEORY OF PLANNED BEHAVIOR;

WASTE MANAGEMENT;

HEALTH CARE; RECYCLING; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT; WASTE MANAGEMENT;

ACTION PLAN; HEALTH CARE; PERCEPTION; PLANNING THEORY; PUBLIC ATTITUDE; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; RECYCLING; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SUSTAINABILITY; WASTE MANAGEMENT;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR CONTROL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH CARE; HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; MALE; RECYCLING; WASTE DISPOSAL; WASTE MANAGEMENT;

CORNWALL [ENGLAND]; ENGLAND; EURASIA; EUROPE; UNITED KINGDOM; WESTERN EUROPE;

EID: 34247868148     PISSN: 09213449     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.resconrec.2006.06.009     Document Type: Article

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