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Environmental Impacts of Surgical Procedures: Life Cycle Assessment of Hysterectomy in the United States

[Image: see text] The healthcare sector is a driver of economic growth in the U.S., with spending on healthcare in 2012 reaching $2.8 trillion, or 17% of the U.S. gross domestic product, but it is also a significant source of emissions that adversely impact environmental and public health. The curre...

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Autores principales: Thiel, Cassandra L., Eckelman, Matthew, Guido, Richard, Huddleston, Matthew, Landis, Amy E., Sherman, Jodi, Shrake, Scott O., Copley-Woods, Noe, Bilec, Melissa M.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: American Chemical Society 2014
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4319686/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25517602
http://dx.doi.org/10.1021/es504719g