Eco-conservation and healthcare ethics: A call to action

Laryngoscope

Volumn 120, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 4-8

  Cotton, Robin T ^a,b   Cohen, Aliza P ^a  

^a CINCINNATI CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CINCINNATI COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Climate change; Eco conservation; Eco health; Energy conservation; Energy overconsumption; Global warming; Healthcare ethics; Physicians and environmental responsibility

Indexed keywords

DIOXIN; PHTHALIC ACID 2 ETHYLHEXYL MONOESTER; POLYVINYLCHLORIDE;

CLIMATE CHANGE; CONFERENCE PAPER; ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; GREENHOUSE EFFECT; HEALTH CARE; HEALTH CARE FACILITY; HEALTH HAZARD; HOSPITAL EQUIPMENT; HOSPITAL WASTE; INCINERATION; MEDICAL ETHICS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; WASTE DISPOSAL; WASTE MANAGEMENT; WASTE MINIMIZATION; WASTE WATER RECYCLING; ARTICLE; ENERGY CONSERVATION; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; POLLUTION;

CLIMATE CHANGE; CONSERVATION OF ENERGY RESOURCES; CONSERVATION OF NATURAL RESOURCES; DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE; ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION; ETHICS, MEDICAL; MEDICAL WASTE;

EID: 74049085516     PISSN: 0023852X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/lary.20663     Document Type: Conference Paper

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