Assessing the environmental, human health, and economic impacts of reprocessed medical devices in a Phoenix hospital's supply chain

Journal of Cleaner Production

Volumn 112, Issue , 2016, Pages 1995-2003

  Unger, Scott ^a   Landis, Amy ^a  

^a ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Economic savings; Environmental impacts; Reprocessed medical devices; Supply chain; Sustainability

Indexed keywords

BIOMEDICAL EQUIPMENT; COSTS; COTTON; ECONOMIC ANALYSIS; ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL EFFECTS; ETHYLENE; GLOBAL WARMING; HEALTH; HEALTH CARE; HOSPITALS; LIFE CYCLE; SUPPLY CHAINS; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT; WEAVING;

ECONOMIC AND ENVIRONMENTAL BENEFITS; ECONOMIC ASSESSMENTS; ECONOMIC SAVINGS; ENVIRONMENTAL AND ECONOMIC IMPACTS; ENVIRONMENTAL FOOTPRINTS; ENVIRONMENTAL STANDPOINT; MEDICAL DEVICES; REGULATED MEDICAL WASTES;

ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT;

EID: 84953306482     PISSN: 09596526     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jclepro.2015.07.144     Document Type: Article

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