Hospital medical waste management in Shandong Province, China

Waste Management and Research

Volumn 27, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 336-342

  Gai, Ruoyan ^a   Kuroiwa, Chushi ^a,b   Xu, Lingzhong ^b   Wang, Xingzhou ^b   Zhang, Yufei ^b   Li, Huijuan ^b   Zhou, Chengchao ^b   He, Jiangjian ^b   Tang, Wei ^b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO   (Japan)

^b SHANDONG UNIVERSITY   (China)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO HOSPITAL   (Japan)

Author keywords

Disposal methods; Generation rate; Hospital; Management system; Medical waste; National regulations; Wmr 08 0103

Indexed keywords

DISPOSAL METHODS; GENERATION RATE; MANAGEMENT SYSTEM; MEDICAL WASTE; NATIONAL REGULATIONS; WMR 08-0103;

HOSPITALS; LAWS AND LEGISLATION; RURAL AREAS; WASTE DISPOSAL; WIRELESS TELECOMMUNICATION SYSTEMS;

MANAGEMENT;

HAZARDOUS WASTE; HOSPITAL SECTOR; IMPLEMENTATION PROCESS; REGULATORY FRAMEWORK; WASTE DISPOSAL; WASTE MANAGEMENT;

ARTICLE; CHINA; EDUCATION; FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT; GENERAL HOSPITAL; GOVERNMENT REGULATION; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HOSPITAL WASTE; OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBLIC HEALTH; RURAL AREA; URBAN AREA; WASTE MANAGEMENT;

CHINA; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; HAZARDOUS WASTE; HOSPITAL ADMINISTRATION; MEDICAL WASTE DISPOSAL; POLICY MAKING; PUBLIC POLICY; RISK FACTORS; TRANSPORTATION;

ASIA; CHINA; EURASIA; FAR EAST; SHANDONG;

EID: 67650670716     PISSN: 0734242X     EISSN: 10963669     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0734242X09104384     Document Type: Article

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