Coming round to recycling

BMJ (Online)

Volumn 338, Issue 7697, 2009, Pages 746-748

  Hutchins, David C J ^a   White, Stuart M ^a  

^a ROYAL SUSSEX COUNTY HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANESTHETIC AGENT;

ARTICLE; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; METHODOLOGY; NATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE; STANDARD; STATISTICS; UNITED KINGDOM; WASTE DISPOSAL; WASTE MANAGEMENT;

ANESTHETICS; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; CONSERVATION OF NATURAL RESOURCES; GREAT BRITAIN; MEDICAL WASTE DISPOSAL; STATE MEDICINE; WASTE MANAGEMENT;

EID: 65349175033     PISSN: None     EISSN: 17561833     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Short Survey

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