Clinical wastes in the community: local authority management of discarded drug litter

Public Health

Volumn 122, Issue 7, 2008, Pages 725-728

  Blenkharn, J I ^a  

^a NONE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DRUG; LOCAL PLANNING; WASTE MANAGEMENT;

ARTICLE; DOMESTIC WASTE; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT; HAZARDOUS WASTE; HEALTH SERVICE; HEPATITIS B; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; INFECTION RISK; IRELAND; MEDICAL AUDIT; NEEDLESTICK INJURY; PUBLIC HEALTH; RECYCLING; SYRINGE; UNITED KINGDOM; WASTE MANAGEMENT;

CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION; GREAT BRITAIN; HUMANS; INTERNET; LOCAL GOVERNMENT; NEEDLESTICK INJURIES; SUBSTANCE ABUSE, INTRAVENOUS; WASTE MANAGEMENT;

EID: 44649142132     PISSN: 00333506     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.puhe.2007.09.013     Document Type: Article

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