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Analysis of hospital waste using a healthcare waste management index

Pooyaneh AghapourDepartment of Environmental Science, Graduate School of the Environmental Management, Science and Research Campus, Islamic Azad University, Tehran, Iran
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Ramin NabizadehDepartment of Environmental Health Engineering, School of Public Health, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran;Center for Air Pollution Research, Institute of Environmental Research, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, IranCorrespondence[email protected]
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Jafar NouriDepartment of Environmental Science, Graduate School of the Environmental Management, Science and Research Campus, Islamic Azad University, Tehran, Iran
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Masoud MonavariDepartment of Environmental Science, Graduate School of the Environment and Energy, Science and Research Campus, Islamic Azad University, Tehran, Iran
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Kamyar YaghmaeianDepartment of Environmental Health Engineering, School of Public Health, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
Pages 579-589 | Received 07 Nov 2012, Accepted 01 May 2013, Published online: 06 Jun 2013

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