Occupational health and safety-oriented medical waste management : A case study of Istanbul

The outstanding pace of technological development around the world coupled with increasing population and rapid urbanization have brought along an ever-increasing demand for healthcare services. This trend results in an increasing amount and variety of medical wastes. Accordingly, the issue of effec...

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Veröffentlicht in:Waste management & research : the journal of the International Solid Wastes and Public Cleansing Association, ISWA. - 1991. - 37(2019), 9 vom: 01. Sept., Seite 876-884
1. Verfasser: Eren, Emre (VerfasserIn)
Weitere Verfasser: Tuzkaya, Umut Rıfat
Format: Online-Aufsatz
Sprache:English
Veröffentlicht: 2019
Zugriff auf das übergeordnete Werk:Waste management & research : the journal of the International Solid Wastes and Public Cleansing Association, ISWA
Schlagworte:Journal Article Medical waste analytic hierarchy process healthcare waste medical waste logistics medical waste management safety scores Medical Waste Medical Waste Disposal
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