Household medical waste disposal policy in Israel
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Household medical waste disposal policy in Israel
BACKGROUND Large amounts of expired and unused medications accumulate in households. This potentially exposes the public to hazards due to uncontrolled use of medications. Most of the expired or unused medications that accumulate in households (household medical waste) is thrown to the garbage or flushed down to the sewage, potentially contaminating waste-water, water resources and even drinkin...
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عنوان ژورنال: Israel Journal of Health Policy Research
سال: 2016
ISSN: 2045-4015
DOI: 10.1186/s13584-016-0108-1