The carbon footprint of a renal service in the United Kingdom

QJM: An International Journal of Medicine

Volumn 103, Issue 12, 2010, Pages 965-975

  Connor, A ^a,b   Lillywhite, R ^c   Cooke, M W ^d  

^a Dorset County Hospital ^*  (United Kingdom)

^b DORSET COUNTY HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WARWICK   (United Kingdom)

^d UNIVERSITY OF WARWICK   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARBON DIOXIDE;

ARTICLE; CARBON FOOTPRINT; CLINICAL PATHWAY; DRUG INDUSTRY; FIELD EMISSION; GREENHOUSE GAS; HEALTH CARE; HEALTH SERVICE; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; INCINERATION; LANDFILL; MEDICAL INSTRUMENTATION; MOLECULAR IMPRINTING; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECYCLING; RENAL SERVICE; TECHNOLOGY; TRAVEL; UNITED KINGDOM; WASTE MANAGEMENT;

EID: 78649491472     PISSN: 14602725     EISSN: 14602393     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/qjmed/hcq150     Document Type: Article

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