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Assessment of medical waste management in seven hospitals in Lagos, Nigeria

BACKGROUND: Medical waste (MW) can be generated in hospitals, clinics and places where diagnosis and treatment are conducted. The management of these wastes is an issue of great concern and importance in view of potential public health risks associated with such wastes. The study assessed the medica...

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Autores principales:	Awodele, Olufunsho, Adewoye, Aishat Abiodun, Oparah, Azuka Cyril
Formato:	Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:	English
Publicado:	BioMed Central 2016
Materias:	Research Article
Acceso en línea:	https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4791961/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26979131 http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12889-016-2916-1

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