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Practices and challenges of infectious waste management: A qualitative descriptive study from tertiary care hospitals in Pakistan

BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVE: Infectious waste management practices among health care workers in the tertiary care hospitals have been questionable. The study intended to identify issues that impede a proper infectious waste management. METHODS: Besides direct observation, in-depths interviews were cond...

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Autores principales:	Kumar, Ramesh, Shaikh, Babar Tasneem, Somrongthong, Ratana, Chapman, Robert S
Formato:	Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:	English
Publicado:	Professional Medical Publications 2015
Materias:	Original Article
Acceso en línea:	https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4590381/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26430405 http://dx.doi.org/10.12669/pjms.314.7988

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