Management of Healthcare Generated Waste: Ghanaian Urban and Rural Hospitals in Perspective
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عنوان ژورنال: The International Journal of Humanities & Social Studies
سال: 2020
ISSN: 2321-9203
DOI: 10.24940/theijhss/2020/v8/i2/hs2002-056