Development of a waste management protocol based on assessment of knowledge and practice of healthcare personnel in surgical departments

Waste Management

Volumn 29, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 430-439

  Mostafa, Gehan M A ^a   Shazly, Mona M ^b   Sherief, Wafaa I ^c  

^a Helwan University ^*  (Egypt)

^b Ain Shams University   (Egypt)

^c Mansoura University   (Egypt)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALUMINUM; COMPUTER NETWORKS; HEALTH; HEALTH CARE; HOSPITALS; INDUSTRIAL MANAGEMENT; KNOWLEDGE BASED SYSTEMS; MANAGEMENT; NURSING; PERSONNEL; PLANNING;

ASSESSMENT PHASE; HEALTHCARE WASTE MANAGEMENTS; MANAGEMENT PROTOCOLS; POSITIVE CORRELATIONS; SERVICE GROUPS; SERVICE PROVIDERS; TRAINED STAFFS; TRAINING COURSES; TRAINING PROGRAMS;

WASTE MANAGEMENT;

GUIDELINE; HEALTH CARE; HEALTH WORKER; HOSPITAL SECTOR; KNOWLEDGE; QUESTIONNAIRE SURVEY; WASTE MANAGEMENT;

ARTICLE; CLINICAL PRACTICE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DATA ANALYSIS; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HOSPITAL SERVICE; HOSPITAL WASTE; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; INTERVIEW; MEDICAL EDUCATION; NURSE; PHYSICIAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; SURGICAL WARD; UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL; VALIDATION STUDY; WASTE MANAGEMENT;

CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; EDUCATION, MEDICAL; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HOUSEKEEPING, HOSPITAL; MEDICAL WASTE DISPOSAL; NURSES; PHYSICIANS; QUESTIONNAIRES;

EID: 55549108734     PISSN: 0956053X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.wasman.2007.12.009     Document Type: Article

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