Site investigation on medical waste management practices in northern Jordan

Waste Management

Volumn 28, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 450-458

  Abdulla, Fayez ^a   Abu Qdais, Hani ^a   Rabi, Atallah ^a  

^a JORDAN UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Jordan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HOSPITALS; PERSONNEL TRAINING; SEWERS; WASTE INCINERATION;

MEDICAL WASTE MANAGEMENT; MEDICAL WASTES;

WASTE MANAGEMENT;

HOSPITALS; PERSONNEL TRAINING; SEWERS; WASTE INCINERATION; WASTE MANAGEMENT;

HOSPITAL SECTOR; INCINERATION; MANAGEMENT PRACTICE; SITE INVESTIGATION; SOLID WASTE; TRAINING; WASTE MANAGEMENT;

ARTICLE; FIELD STUDY; HEALTH CARE; HEALTH SURVEY; HOSPITAL WASTE; INCINERATION; JORDAN; LAW; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEPTIC TANK; SEWAGE; SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT; STAFF TRAINING; STRUCTURED QUESTIONNAIRE; WASTE DISPOSAL; WASTE MANAGEMENT;

HOSPITALS; HUMANS; JORDAN; MEDICAL WASTE; MEDICAL WASTE DISPOSAL; QUESTIONNAIRES;

ASIA; EURASIA; JORDAN; MIDDLE EAST;

EID: 36549073119     PISSN: 0956053X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.wasman.2007.02.035     Document Type: Article

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