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Environmental Impacts of the U.S. Health Care System and Effects on Public Health
The U.S. health care sector is highly interconnected with industrial activities that emit much of the nation’s pollution to air, water, and soils. We estimate emissions directly and indirectly attributable to the health care sector, and potential harmful effects on public health. Negative environmen...
Autores principales: | Eckelman, Matthew J., Sherman, Jodi |
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Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
Lenguaje: | English |
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Public Library of Science
2016
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4900601/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27280706 http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0157014 |
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