Green surgical practices for health care

Archives of Surgery

Volumn 146, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 131-136

  Kwakye, Gifty ^a,b   Brat, Gabriel A ^a   Makary, Martin A ^a,b  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b JOHNS HOPKINS BLOOMBERG SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DEVICE; ENERGY CONSUMPTION; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; HEALTH CARE; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION; HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PURCHASING; REVIEW; SURGERY; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; UNITED STATES; WASTE MANAGEMENT;

DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE; ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH; HEALTH FACILITY ENVIRONMENT; HUMANS; SURGERY DEPARTMENT, HOSPITAL; UNITED STATES;

EID: 79951873383     PISSN: 00040010     EISSN: 15383644     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1001/archsurg.2010.343     Document Type: Review

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