Cross-cultural adaptation of an environmental health measurement instrument: Brazilian version of the health-care waste management • rapid assessment tool

Cross-cultural adaptation of an environmental health measurement instrument: Brazilian version of the health-care waste management • rapid assessment tool

Abstract Background Periodic assessment is one of the recommendations for improving health-care waste management worldwide. This study aimed at translating and adapting the Health-Care Waste Management - Rapid Assessment Tool (HCWM-RAT), proposed by the World Health Organization, to a Brazilian Port...

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Main Authors: Eliana Napoleão Cozendey-Silva, Cintia Ribeiro da Silva, Ariane Leites Larentis, Julio Cesar Wasserman, Brani Rozemberg, Liliane Reis Teixeira
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2016-09-01
Series:BMC Public Health
Subjects:
Cross-cultural comparison
Rapid evaluation
Waste management
Medical waste
Environmental health
Health care evaluation
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12889-016-3618-4

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