Healthcare waste management in Algeria and Mostaganem department

Waste Management

Volumn 29, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 1383-1387

  Bendjoudi, Z ^a   Taleb, F ^b   Abdelmalek, F ^b   Addou, A ^b  

^a Inspection départementale de l'Environnement ^*  (Algeria)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MOSTAGANEM   (Algeria)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ENVIRONMENTAL HAZARDS; GOVERNMENT AUTHORITIES; HEALTH CARE FACILITIES; HEALTHCARE WASTE MANAGEMENTS; HEALTHCARE WASTES; NATIONAL VALUES; PUBLIC HEALTH RISKS; WASTE PRODUCTIONS;

DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; HEALTH HAZARDS; HEALTH RISKS; PUBLIC RISKS; RISK PERCEPTION; TELLURIUM COMPOUNDS;

WASTE MANAGEMENT;

ENVIRONMENTAL LEGISLATION; ENVIRONMENTAL RISK; HAZARDOUS WASTE; HEALTH RISK; HOSPITAL SECTOR; POLLUTION POLICY; PUBLIC HEALTH; STATE ROLE; WASTE MANAGEMENT;

ALGERIA; ARTICLE; COMMUNITY HOSPITAL; DISINFECTION; EXHAUST GAS; GOVERNMENT; HAZARDOUS WASTE; HOSPITAL BED CAPACITY; HOSPITAL WASTE; INCINERATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PRIVATE HOSPITAL; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; QUANTITATIVE STUDY; SANITATION; STORAGE; UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL; WASTE DISPOSAL; WASTE MANAGEMENT;

ALGERIA; HOSPITALS; MEDICAL WASTE DISPOSAL;

AFRICA; ALGERIA; NORTH AFRICA;

EID: 60049100254     PISSN: 0956053X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.wasman.2008.10.008     Document Type: Article

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