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Healthcare waste management in the Tamale Central Hospital, northern Ghana. An assessment before the emergence of the COVID-19 pandemic in Ghana

Healthcare waste (HCW) poses several environmental and public health challenges. However, much attention has not been given to its management. The present study sought to assess the healthcare waste management (HCWM) practices in the Tamale Central Hospital (TCH) by characterizing and measuring the...

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Autores principales:	Abanyie, Samuel Kojo, Amuah, Ebenezer Ebo Yahans, Douti, Nang Biyogue, Amadu, Casmid Charles, Bayorbor, Manaf
Formato:	Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:	English
Publicado:	The Author(s). Published by Elsevier B.V. 2021
Materias:	Article
Acceso en línea:	https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8548075/ http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.envc.2021.100320

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