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Research Article

Determinants of hospital solid waste composition of Obafemi Awolowo University Teaching Hospital Complex (OAUTHC) Ile-Ife, Nigeria

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Article: 1300863 | Received 05 Aug 2016, Accepted 23 Feb 2017, Published online: 21 Mar 2017

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