Hospital solid waste managementFootnote¹

This literature review was developed as a part of a research study of “Hospital Solid Waste Disposal in Community Facilities”; supported by Grant No. EC–00261–04, Bureau of Solid Waste Management, Environmental Control Administration, Department of Health, Education and Welfare.

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