A Cross Sectional Study on Health Care Waste Management among Health Care Personnel in a Tertiary Care Center, Kannur, Kerala, India
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In past two decades waste management has become one of the most important public concern in developing countries. Hospital waste management has become a critical issue as it poses potential health risks and damage to environment. All those wastes which are generated in hospitals or during health care activities carries a higher risk for infection and injury than any other wastes. In the process of treating and preventing diseases hazards and non-hazardous wastes are developed International Journal of Current Microbiology and Applied Sciences ISSN: 2319-7706 Volume 5 Number 9 (2016) pp. 340-345 Journal homepage: http://www.ijcmas.com
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