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      A qualitative study of the causes of improper segregation of infectious waste at Nemazee Hospital, Shiraz, Iran.

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          Abstract

          Medical waste management is a major concern for healthcare facilities. One important element is the segregation of infectious waste from domestic, non-infectious waste. The aim of this qualitative study was to identify factors that negatively affect proper segregation at Nemazee Hospital, which is affiliated with Shiraz University of Medical Sciences.

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          Journal
          J Infect Public Health
          Journal of infection and public health
          Elsevier BV
          1876-035X
          1876-0341
          March 19 2014
          : 7
          : 3
          Affiliations
          [1 ] Student Research Committee, Department of Community Medicine, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, Iran.
          [2 ] Department of Oral Biology, Infection Control Research and Services, Indiana University School of Dentistry, Indianapolis, IN, USA.
          [3 ] Department of Community Medicine, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, Iran.
          [4 ] Department of Community Medicine, Shiraz Nephrology Urology Research Center, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, Iran. Electronic address: askariam@sums.ac.ir.
          Article
          S1876-0341(14)00018-5
          10.1016/j.jiph.2014.01.005
          24629349
          ff5d1bd1-70b7-4800-9149-8f9a0a7e1e0e
          Copyright © 2014 King Saud Bin Abdulaziz University for Health Sciences. All rights reserved.
          History

          Waste management,Waste handling,Infectious wastes,Infectious medical waste,Focus groups

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