Green Dialysis: The Environmental Challenges A head

Seminars in Dialysis

Volumn 28, Issue 2, 2015, Pages 186-192

  Agar, John W M ^a  

^a GEELONG HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; GOVERNMENT; HUMAN; KIDNEY FAILURE, CHRONIC; LEGISLATION AND JURISPRUDENCE; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; RENAL REPLACEMENT THERAPY; STANDARDS; UNITED STATES; WASTE MANAGEMENT;

CONSERVATION OF NATURAL RESOURCES; ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH; HUMANS; KIDNEY FAILURE, CHRONIC; RENAL DIALYSIS; UNITED STATES; UNITED STATES ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY; WASTE MANAGEMENT;

EID: 84924528445     PISSN: 08940959     EISSN: 1525139X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/sdi.12324     Document Type: Article

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