Rules and management of biomedical waste at Vivekananda Polyclinic: A case study

Waste Management

Volumn 29, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 812-819

  Gupta, Saurabh ^a   Boojh, Ram ^b   Mishra, Ajai ^a   Chandra, Hem ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LUCKNOW   (India)

^b UNESCO   (India)

^c SANJAY GANDHI POSTGRADUATE INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DATA STORAGE EQUIPMENT; LAWS AND LEGISLATION; MANAGEMENT; PERSONNEL TRAINING; POLLUTION CONTROL; REGULATORY COMPLIANCE; WASTE DISPOSAL; WASTE TREATMENT;

CASE STUDIES; DATA COMPILATIONS; ENFORCEMENT OF REGULATIONS; ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEERS; FINANCIAL RESOURCES; HEALTHCARE WASTE MANAGEMENTS; HUMAN BEINGS; PUBLIC HEALTHS; RANDOM SAMPLES; REGULATORY FRAMEWORKS; TREATMENT AND DISPOSALS; WASTE CELLS; WASTE MANAGEMENT PRACTICES; WASTE MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS;

WASTE MANAGEMENT;

EDUCATION; HEALTH CARE; HEALTH IMPACT; HOSPITAL SECTOR; LEGISLATION; NATURAL RESOURCE; POLICY APPROACH; PUBLIC HEALTH; REGULATORY APPROACH; STAKEHOLDER; WASTE MANAGEMENT;

ARTICLE; CASE STUDY; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; GOVERNMENT REGULATION; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HOSPITAL WASTE; INDIA; INTERVIEW; PRIORITY JOURNAL; WASTE DISPOSAL; WASTE MANAGEMENT;

HEALTH FACILITIES; INDIA; MEDICAL WASTE DISPOSAL; TRANSPORTATION;

ASIA; EURASIA; INDIA; LUCKNOW; SOUTH ASIA; UTTAR PRADESH;

EID: 56349167886     PISSN: 0956053X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.wasman.2008.06.009     Document Type: Article

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