Open AccessAssessment of future physicians on biomedical waste management in a tertiary care hospital of West Bengal
Author(s) -
Mausumi Basu,
Palash Das,
Ranabir Pal
Publication year - 2012
Publication title -
journal of natural science, biology and medicine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.236
H-Index - 30
eISSN - 2229-7707
pISSN - 0976-9668
DOI - 10.4103/0976-9668.95945
Subject(s) - biomedical waste , family medicine , tertiary care , medicine , health care , population , nursing , environmental health , economics , economic growth
One-fourths of the biomedical waste (BMW) is regarded as hazardous with the potential for significant health concern for both medical personnel and general community. So, awareness about various aspects of BMW management is required and it was assessed among junior doctors in a tertiary care hospital.