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A Multidisciplinary Journal of Biotechnology and the Body
Volume 26, 2020 - Issue 2: Environmental Sustainability and Bioethics
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Going green: decreasing medical waste in a paediatric intensive care unit in the United States

Zelda J. GhersinPediatric Critical Care Unit, Massachusetts General Hospital for Children, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA
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Michael R. FlahertyPediatric Critical Care Unit, Massachusetts General Hospital for Children, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA
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Phoebe YagerPediatric Critical Care Unit, Massachusetts General Hospital for Children, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA
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Brian M. CummingsPediatric Critical Care Unit, Massachusetts General Hospital for Children, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USAORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-7701-9354
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Pages 98-110 | Published online: 27 Jun 2020

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