Clinical transformation: The key to green nephrology

Nephron - Clinical Practice

Volumn 116, Issue 3, 2010, Pages

  Connor, Andrew ^a   Mortimer, Frances ^b   Tomson, Charles ^c  

^a DORSET COUNTY HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b Campaign for Greener Healthcare   (United Kingdom)

^c SOUTHMEAD HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Disease prevention; Green nephrology; Lean service delivery; Low carbon technologies; Patient empowerment

Indexed keywords

CARBON;

CLIMATE CHANGE; CLINICAL PRACTICE; DIALYSIS; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; ENVIRONMENTAL SUSTAINABILITY; GREEN NEPHROLOGY; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEMODIALYSIS; HOME DIALYSIS; HUMAN; NEPHROLOGY; PATIENT CARE; POLLUTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROPHYLAXIS; RENAL REPLACEMENT THERAPY; SELF CARE; SHORT SURVEY; WASTE MANAGEMENT;

CARBON FOOTPRINT; CLIMATE CHANGE; CONSERVATION OF ENERGY RESOURCES; ENVIRONMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY; ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION; GREEN CHEMISTRY TECHNOLOGY; HEMODIALYSIS SOLUTIONS; HUMANS; KIDNEY DISEASES; MEDICAL WASTE DISPOSAL; NEPHROLOGY; PATIENT PARTICIPATION; RECYCLING; RENAL DIALYSIS; WATER;

EID: 77954182940     PISSN: 16602110     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000317200     Document Type: Short Survey

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