Medical Waste Disposal
"Medical Waste Disposal" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
Management, removal, and elimination of biologic, infectious, pathologic, and dental waste. The concept includes blood, mucus, tissue removed at surgery or autopsy, soiled surgical dressings, and other materials requiring special control and handling. Disposal may take place where the waste is generated or elsewhere.
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D017744
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MeSH Number(s) |
D20.944.460.300 N06.850.460.710.460.300 N06.850.860.510.900.600.600
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Concept/Terms |
Biological Waste Disposal- Biological Waste Disposal
- Waste Disposal, Biological
- Biologic Waste Disposal
- Disposal, Biologic Waste
- Waste Disposal, Biologic
- Disposal, Biological Waste
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This graph shows the total number of publications written about "Medical Waste Disposal" by people in UAMS Profiles by year, and whether "Medical Waste Disposal" was a major or minor topic of these publications.
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2015 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Medical Waste Disposal" by people in Profiles over the past ten years.
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Baldwin JA, Bag AK, White SL, Palot-Manzil FF, O'Malley JP. All You Need to Know as an Authorized User. AJR Am J Roentgenol. 2015 Aug; 205(2):251-8.
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