Optimal evaluation of infectious medical waste disposal companies using the fuzzy analytic hierarchy process

Waste Management

Volumn 31, Issue 7, 2011, Pages 1553-1559

  Ho, Chao Chung ^a  

^a NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CRITICAL EVALUATION; DISPOSAL COMPANY; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION ADMINISTRATIONS; EVALUATION CRITERIA; FUZZY ANALYTIC HIERARCHY PROCESS; HAZARDOUS WASTES; HIGH QUALITY; HOSPITAL INCOME; INFECTIOUS WASTES; INFECTIOUS-MEDICAL WASTES; LOW COSTS; MEDICAL PRODUCTS; MEDICAL WASTES; OBJECTIVE WEIGHT; PAYMENT SYSTEMS;

ANALYTIC HIERARCHY PROCESS; HEALTH; HEALTH CARE; HEALTH INSURANCE; HIERARCHICAL SYSTEMS; HOSPITALS; OPTIMIZATION;

WASTE DISPOSAL;

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; FUZZY MATHEMATICS; HAZARDOUS WASTE; HIERARCHICAL SYSTEM; OPTIMIZATION; POLICY IMPLEMENTATION; POLLUTION POLICY; WASTE DISPOSAL; WASTE MANAGEMENT;

ARTICLE; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; FUZZY ANALYTIC HIERARCHY PROCESS; HAZARDOUS WASTE; HEALTH CARE INDUSTRY; HOSPITAL WASTE; INFECTIOUS MEDICAL WASTE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; TAIWAN; WASTE DISPOSAL;

CITIES; ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION; HAZARDOUS WASTE; HOSPITALS; HUMANS; MEDICAL WASTE; MEDICAL WASTE DISPOSAL; QUALITY ASSURANCE, HEALTH CARE; TAIWAN;

TAIWAN;

EID: 79955481927     PISSN: 0956053X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.wasman.2011.02.020     Document Type: Article

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