Waste Management Approaches in Hospital Organizations and an Example of Practice
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1 Duzce University, Faculty of Business, Department of Health Institutions Management, Duzce, Turkey 2 Duzce University, The Vocational School of Health Services, Duzce, Turkey 3 Ministry of Health, Sakarya University Teaching and Research Hospital, Sakarya, Turkey 4 Gulhane Military Medical Academy, The Vocational School of Health Non-commissioned Officer, Ankara,Turkey 5 General Secretariat of the Union of Sakarya Public Hospitals, Ministry of Health, Sakarya, Turkey
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