Public Health
Volume 122, Issue 5 , Pages 526-531 , May 2008

Clinical wastes in the community: Local authority management of clinical wastes from domestic premises

Received 3 February 2007 ,Revised 4 July 2007 ,Accepted 8 August 2007.

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doi: 10.1016/j.puhe.2007.08.004

Public Health
Volume 122, Issue 5 , Pages 526-531 , May 2008