Biomedical waste management in India: Critical appraisal

Biomedical waste management in India: Critical appraisal

The safe and sustainable management of biomedical waste (BMW) is social and legal responsibility of all people supporting and financing health-care activities. Effective BMW management (BMWM) is mandatory for healthy humans and cleaner environment. This article reviews the recent 2016 BMWM rules, pr...

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Main Authors:	Priya Datta, Gursimran Mohi, Jagdish Chander
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Thieme Medical and Scientific Publishers Pvt. Ltd. 2018-01-01
Series:	Journal of Laboratory Physicians
Subjects:	2016 biomedical waste changes india
Online Access:	http://www.thieme-connect.de/DOI/DOI?10.4103/JLP.JLP_89_17

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