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Health-care waste management practices: The case of Ho Teaching Hospital in Ghana

Approximately 15% of wastes generated in hospitals is hazardous. Improper handling of this waste renders the remaining fraction infectious which is perilous to the health of hospital workers, patients, visitors and even communities. Sufficient data on medical waste management practices particularly...

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Autores principales:	Afesi-Dei, Clement, Appiah-Brempong, Miriam, Awuah, Esi
Formato:	Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:	English
Publicado:	Elsevier 2023
Materias:	Research Article
Acceso en línea:	https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10148100/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/37128314 http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.heliyon.2023.e15514

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