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Medical Waste

Known as: Medical wastes, Waste, Medical, Wastes, Medical 
Blood, mucus, tissue removed at surgery or autopsy, soiled surgical dressings, and other materials requiring special disposal procedures.
National Institutes of Health

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Blood-Borne Pathogenslegislation & jurisprudenceprevention & control

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Review
2018
Review
2018
A Review of Medical Waste Management in South Africa
Poor medical waste management has been implicated in an increase in the number of epidemics and waste-related diseases in the… 
2016
2016
Analysis of Health Workers' Perceptions on Medical Waste Management in Tanzanian Hospitals
This paper presents the perceptions of health workers (HWs) on medical waste management (MWM) issues in Tanzanian hospitals. The… 
Review
2014
Review
2014
Assessment of Medical Waste Management within Selected Hospitals in Gaza Strip Palestine: A Pilot Study
The present study aims to provide information about the management, segregation, storage and disposal of medical wastes in public… 
Review
2010
Review
2010
Evaluation of the regulation changes in medical waste management in Turkey
In this study, a survey containing 28 questions concerning general information about the healthcare services, waste collection… 
Review
2009
Review
2009
Assessing the medical waste management practices and associated risk perceptions in Algarve hospitals, Portugal
In the past few years, there has been an increase in public concern about the medical wastes management on a global basis and a… 
Review
2005
Review
2005
[Hazardous medical waste management as a public health issue].
The amount of waste produced is connected with the degree of a country's economic development; more developed countries produce… 
Review
2004
Review
2004
Medical waste management in Trachea region of Turkey: suggested remedial action
The main objective of this paper was to analyse the present status of medical waste management in the Trachea region of Turkey… 
2002
2002
Establishing the Propensity for Dioxin Formation Using a Plume Temperature Model for Medical Waste Incinerator Emissions in Developing Countries
Abstract Air pollution control devices (APCDs) are not compulsory for medical waste incinerators (MWIs) in developing countries… 
Review
1998
Review
1998
Medical waste treatment and disposal methods used by hospitals in Oregon, Washington, and Idaho.
This study investigated medical waste practices used by hospitals in Oregon, Washington, and Idaho, which includes the majority… 
1990
1990
Making profits out of seafood wastes : proceedings of the International Conference on Fish By-products, Anchorage, Alaska, April 25-27, 1990
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