The carbon footprint of Australian health care

The Lancet Planetary Health

Volumn 2, Issue 1, 2018, Pages e2-e3

  Malik, Arunima ^a   Lenzen, Manfred ^a   McAlister, Scott ^c   McGain, Forbes ^b,d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

^c Ecoquantum Life Cycle Assessment   (Australia)

^d WESTERN HEALTH   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGING; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIAN; CARBON FOOTPRINT; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HEALTH SERVICE; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; LIFE CYCLE ASSESSMENT; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; PRIVATE HOSPITAL; PUBLIC HOSPITAL; RESOURCE MANAGEMENT; AUSTRALIA; CLASSIFICATION; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA;

AUSTRALIA; CARBON FOOTPRINT; DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE; HUMANS;

EID: 85046283090     PISSN: None     EISSN: 25425196     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S2542-5196(17)30180-8     Document Type: Article

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