Mandating sustainability in Australian hospitals

Medical Journal of Australia

Volumn 190, Issue 12, 2009, Pages 719-720

  McGain, Forbes ^a   Blashki, Grant A ^b   Moon, Kevin P ^c   Armstrong, Fiona M ^d  

^a WESTERN HEALTH   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

^c Facilities Engineering   (Australia)

^d MACQUARIE UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AUSTRALIA; CLIMATE CHANGE; CLINICAL TRIAL; ENERGY CONSERVATION; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; EXHAUST GAS; FLUID INTAKE; HUMAN; LETTER; MANDATORY PROGRAM; MULTICENTER STUDY; PUBLIC HOSPITAL; QUALITY CONTROL; STANDARD; TRAFFIC AND TRANSPORT; WASTE MANAGEMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH; HEALTH ECONOMICS; HOSPITAL; HOSPITAL MANAGEMENT; LEGAL ASPECT; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT;

AUSTRALIA; ECONOMICS, HOSPITAL; ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH; HOSPITAL ADMINISTRATION; HOSPITALS; HUMANS;

EID: 68349116217     PISSN: 0025729X     EISSN: 13265377     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5694/j.1326-5377.2009.tb02659.x     Document Type: Letter

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