Biomedical waste management in nursing homes and smaller hospitals in Delhi

Waste Management

Volumn 28, Issue 12, 2008, Pages 2723-2734

  Verma, Lalji K ^a   Mani, Shyamala ^a   Sinha, Nitu ^a   Rana, Sunita ^a  

^a Hospital Waste Management (ISHWM)   (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT; HOSPITALS; MANAGEMENT; NURSING; SURVEYS;

BIOMEDICAL; CURRENT PRACTICES; HEALTHCARE FACILITIES; HEALTHCARE WASTE MANAGEMENTS; HEALTHCARE WASTES; NEW DELHI; NURSING HOMES; PRESENT SITUATIONS; PRIVATE HOSPITALS; RANGING; SERVICE PROVIDERS; SYSTEMATIC ANALYSIS; WASTE MANAGEMENT PRACTICES;

WASTE MANAGEMENT;

HEALTH CARE; HOSPITAL SECTOR; QUESTIONNAIRE SURVEY; WASTE MANAGEMENT;

ARTICLE; DATA ANALYSIS; HEALTH SURVEY; HOSPITAL; HOSPITAL WASTE; NURSING HOME; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; WASTE MANAGEMENT;

DISINFECTION; HOSPITAL ADMINISTRATION; HOSPITALS; INDIA; MEDICAL WASTE DISPOSAL; NURSING HOMES; SANITATION;

ASIA; EURASIA; INDIA; SOUTH ASIA;

EID: 54149103870     PISSN: 0956053X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.wasman.2007.12.013     Document Type: Article

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