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Health care and environmental contamination / / edited by Alistair B. A. Boxall, Rai S. Kookana
| Health care and environmental contamination / / edited by Alistair B. A. Boxall, Rai S. Kookana |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Amsterdam, Netherlands : , : Elsevier, , 2018 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (282 pages) |
| Disciplina | 363.7288 |
| Collana | Environmental Contaminants |
| Soggetto topico |
Medical wastes - Environmental aspects
Health facilities - Waste disposal Hospitals - Waste disposal Drugs - Environmental aspects |
| ISBN | 0-444-64009-6 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa  |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910583014603321 |
| Amsterdam, Netherlands : , : Elsevier, , 2018 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Health care waste management and COVID 19 pandemic : policy, implementation status and vaccine management / / Sadhan K. Ghosh, P. Agamuthu, editors
| Health care waste management and COVID 19 pandemic : policy, implementation status and vaccine management / / Sadhan K. Ghosh, P. Agamuthu, editors |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Singapore : , : Springer, , [2022] |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (348 pages) |
| Disciplina | 616.2414 |
| Soggetto topico |
COVID-19 Pandemic, 2020-
Health facilities - Waste disposal Medical wastes |
| ISBN | 981-16-9336-6 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
Intro -- Contents -- Part I: COVID 19 Waste Management and Cultural Perspectives -- Waste Management During Pandemic of COVID-19 in India, Italy, and the USA: The Influence of Cultural Perspectives -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Materials and Methods -- 2.1 The Italian Scenario -- 2.2 The USA Scenario -- 2.3 The Indian Scenario -- 2.3.1 Present Situation -- 2.3.2 Challenges -- 2.3.3 Actions Taken -- 2.3.4 Legislative Guidelines in India for SARS-CoV-2 Generated Wastes -- 2.3.5 COVID-19 Second Wave -- 2.4 Discussion and Analysis -- 2.5 Conclusion -- References -- Part II: Health Care Waste Management and Case Studies -- Clinical Waste Management in Malaysia and COVID-19 Waste Management Case Study -- 1 Introduction and Definition -- 2 Policy/Regulations/Guidelines in Malaysia on Clinical Waste -- 2.1 Policy and Regulations -- 3 Generation of Clinical Waste -- 4 Composition of Clinical Waste in Malaysia -- 5 Management of Clinical Waste -- 5.1 Privatization and Companies Involved -- 5.2 Collection of Clinical Waste -- 5.3 Treatment of Clinical Waste -- 5.4 Ash Management by Kualiti Alam -- 5.5 Additional Regulation -- 6 COVID-19 and Clinical Waste -- 6.1 COVID-19 Variants -- 6.2 COVID-19 Vaccine -- 6.3 Generation of COVID-19 Related Clinical Waste -- 6.4 COVID-19 and Composition of Clinical Waste -- 6.5 COVID-19 and Household Clinical Waste Management -- 7 COVID-19 Clinical Waste Management: A Case Study -- 7.1 Management of COVID-19 Clinical Waste at the Hospital -- 7.1.1 Amount of Clinical Waste Generated -- 7.1.2 Source Separation of Clinical waste -- 7.1.3 Storage of Clinical Waste -- 7.1.4 Transport and Treatment of Clinical Waste -- 7.1.5 Training Related to Management of Clinical Waste Related to COVID-19 -- 7.1.6 Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) -- 8 Conclusion -- References.
Waste Management Related to COVID-19 in the Noncontact Era: Case Study of the Republic of Korea -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Current Status of COVID-19 Pandemic in Korea -- 2.1 Status on the Spread of COVID-19 -- 2.2 Lifestyle Change in Noncontact Society -- 2.3 Changes in Household Waste Generation in COVID-19 Pandemic -- 3 Medical Waste Management in Korea -- 3.1 Classification of Medical Waste -- 3.2 Medical Waste Generation -- 3.3 Management of Medical Waste -- 3.4 Management of Isolated Medical Waste Related to COVID-19 -- 4 The Waste of Personal Protective Equipment -- 4.1 Source for the Waste Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) -- 4.2 The Waste PPE Generation -- 4.3 Management of the Waste PPE -- 5 Issues and Perspectives of Waste Related to COVID-19 -- References -- Healthcare Waste Management and Post-Pandemic Countermeasures: The Case of the Philippines -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Objectives -- 3 Brief Background of the Philippines -- 4 Definition and Categories of Healthcare Wastes in the Philippines -- 5 Policies and Regulations on Managing Healthcare Waste in the Philippines -- 5.1 Issues and Challenges in the Implementation of Health Care Waste Management Policies and Regulations -- 6 Healthcare Waste Management System in the Philippines -- 6.1 HCW Management Planning -- 6.2 HCW Minimization -- 6.3 HCW Segregation, Collection, Storage, and Transport -- 6.4 Health Care Waste Treatment and Disposal -- 6.4.1 Healthcare Waste Generation Before Pandemic -- 6.4.2 Healthcare Waste Disposal Before Pandemic -- 6.4.3 Healthcare Waste Generation During Pandemic -- 6.4.4 Healthcare Waste Disposal During Pandemic -- 6.5 Issues and Challenges on the Health Care Waste Management System -- 6.5.1 Rapid Increase in the Amount of Healthcare Wastes -- 6.5.2 Improper Handling and Management of Waste. 6.5.3 Lack of Institutional Capacity and Weak Coordination Among National Agencies -- 6.5.4 Lack of Awareness -- 7 Post-Pandemic Countermeasures/Innovations in Managing Healthcare Waste: Lessons from Selected Cases -- 7.1 Department of Health: Mitigation, Preparedness, and Recovery -- 7.2 Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR)-Mitigation, IEC -- 7.3 LGU Initiative: The Case of Pasig City Using Community-focused Strategy -- 7.3.1 Monitoring, Preparedness, Recovery, Strengthening of RA 9003, and Elimination of Single Use Plastic -- 7.4 Healthcare Without Harm-IEC -- 7.5 Opportunities/Lessons Learned (Direct and Indirect Opportunities) -- 8 Conclusion and Recommendations -- References -- Part III: Management of Non-Medical Waste Infected by SARS-CoV-2 -- The Immediate Italian Response to the Management of Non-medical Waste Potentially Infected by SARS-CoV-2 During the Emergency ... -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Waste Management -- 2.1 Waste Packing and Delivering by the Users -- 2.2 Waste Transport -- 2.3 Waste Treatment -- 3 Communication Strategy -- 4 Conclusion -- References -- Part IV: Health Care Waste Management During Pre- and Post-COVID-19 Scenario -- Overview of Infectious Healthcare Waste Management in Thailand in Pre- and During COVID-19 Context -- 1 Introduction: Healthcare Facilities, Healthcare Coverage, and Medical Tourism in Thailand -- 1.1 Healthcare Facilities -- 1.2 Healthcare Coverage -- 1.3 Medical Tourism -- 2 Healthcare Waste (HCW): Definition, Institutional, and Policy Frameworks -- 2.1 Defining Healthcare Waste -- 2.2 Institutional Arrangements for HCW Management in Thailand -- 2.3 Legal Frameworks for HCW Management in Thailand -- 3 Pre-COVID-19 Healthcare Waste Generation in Thailand -- 4 Healthcare Waste Management Practices in Pre-COVID Times -- 4.1 Collection, Storage, and Transportation. 4.1.1 Segregation and Collection -- 4.1.2 Storage and Training of Healthcare Waste Management Personnel -- 4.1.3 Personal Protective Equipment -- 4.1.4 Transportation -- 4.1.5 Transport Trolleys -- 4.2 Treatment and Disposal of HCW -- 4.2.1 Healthcare Waste Management Methods and Treatment Technologies -- 5 Issues Related to Healthcare Waste Management -- 6 Impacts of COVID-19 Pandemic on Thai Healthcare Management in Thailand -- 7 Conclusions -- References -- Health Care Waste Management in Nepal: Pre- and Post-COVID-19 Scenario -- 1 Background -- 1.1 Health Care Waste Management (HCWM) -- 1.2 Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) and Nepal -- 1.3 Impact of Second and Third Waves of COVID-19 in Nepal -- 1.4 COVID Vaccination Management in Nepal -- 1.5 Chapter Objectives -- 2 Methods -- 2.1 HCW Categorization in Nepal -- 2.2 Significance of Proper HCWM -- 2.3 Global Pre- and Post-COVID-19 Waste Management Practices -- 2.3.1 Pre-COVID-19 HCWM Scenario -- 2.3.2 Post-COVID-19 Waste Management Practices -- 2.4 Nepalese HCWM Scenario -- 2.5 Hazards of Improper HCWM Practice -- 2.6 Economic Implications of HCWM -- 2.6.1 Cost of Inaction on HCWs (Hazards of Improper HCWM) -- 2.6.2 Cost of HCWM -- 2.7 Health Care Scenario in Nepal -- 2.8 Pre- and Post-COVID-19 Waste Management Practices in Nepal -- 2.8.1 Pre-COVID-19 -- 2.9 Waste Management Legislations in Nepal -- 2.10 Environment Protection Act, 2019 -- 2.11 Constitution of Nepal, 2015 -- 2.12 Health Care Waste Management Guideline, 2014 -- 2.13 Solid Waste Management Rules, 2013 -- 2.14 Solid Waste Management Act, 2011 -- 2.15 Environment Protection Rules, 1997 (EPR, 1997) -- 2.16 Solid Waste (Management and Resource Mobilization) Act, 1987 -- 2.17 Nepal as the Signatory to the International Legislations Related to HCWM -- 2.18 Strengths and Weaknesses of Health Care Waste Management Practice in Nepal. 2.19 HCWM During Post-COVID Period -- 2.19.1 Guiding Principles for COVID-19 Related HCWM in Nepal -- 2.20 Challenges in Waste Management in the Post-COVID-19 Periods -- 3 Future Prospects -- 4 Conclusions -- References -- COVID-19 and Healthcare Waste Management (HCWM) in Myanmar: Perspectives from the Triple R (Response, Recovery, and Redesign) -- 1 Introduction -- 2 HCWM in Myanmar: Before and During the COVID-19 Pandemic -- 2.1 HCW Generation -- 2.2 Practice of HCWM -- 2.2.1 3R (Reduce, Reuse, and Recycling) -- 2.2.2 Waste Segregation, Storage, and Collection -- 2.2.3 Waste Transportation and Disposal -- 2.3 Institutional and Policy Framework -- 2.3.1 Policy Setup -- 2.3.2 Institutional Setup -- 3 Measures to Mitigate Impacts of COVID-19 in HCWM: Perspectives from the Triple R (Response, Recovery, and Redesign) -- 3.1 HCWM Sector Became more Vulnerable to the COVID-19 Pandemic -- 3.2 Planning HCWM Based on Triple R Framework (Response, Recovery, and Redesign) -- 3.2.1 Response -- 3.2.2 Recovery -- 3.2.3 Re-Design -- 4 Conclusions -- References -- Part V: Healthcare Waste Management and Impact of COVID-19 -- Healthcare Waste Management Practices in Nigeria: A Review -- 1 Introduction -- 1.1 Classification of Healthcare Wastes -- 1.1.1 Biomedical Waste in Nigeria and Their Sources -- 1.1.2 Biomedical Waste Control Laws and Policies in Nigeria -- 1.2 Major Sources of Healthcare Wastes (HCW) in Nigeria -- 1.2.1 Healthcare Facilities Location in Nigeria -- 1.3 Current Healthcare Wastes Collection and Handling Methods -- 1.3.1 Healthcare Waste Management Studies in Nigeria -- 2 Management of Healthcare Waste in Nigeria -- 2.1 Waste Incineration -- 2.2 HCW Treatment -- 2.3 Sharps -- 2.4 HCW Segregation -- 2.5 Management -- 3 Legislative Framework for Healthcare Waste Management in Nigeria -- 3.1 Challenges Faced by Nigerian Healthcare Centers. 3.2 Impacts of Poorly Managed Biomedical Waste on the Environment and Health. |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910629288903321 |
| Singapore : , : Springer, , [2022] | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Safe management of wastes from health-care activities : a practical guide / / edited by Yves Chartier [and 8 others]
| Safe management of wastes from health-care activities : a practical guide / / edited by Yves Chartier [and 8 others] |
| Edizione | [Second edition.] |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Geneva, Switzerland : , : World Health Organization, , 2014 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (327 p.) |
| Disciplina | 338.433621109773 |
| Collana | Nonserial Publications |
| Soggetto topico |
Medical care - Waste disposal
Medical wastes - Safety measures Health facilities - Waste disposal |
| Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
| ISBN | 92-4-069058-1 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
Cover; Contents; Foreword to the first edition; Acknowledgements; Acronyms and abbreviations; 1 Introduction; 2 Definition and characterization of health-care waste; 2.1 General definition and classification; 2.1.1 Sharps waste; 2.1.2 Infectious waste; 2.2 Pathological waste; 2.3 Pharmaceutical waste, including genotoxic waste; 2.4 Chemical waste; 2.5 Radioactive waste; 2.6 Non-hazardous general waste; 2.7 Sources of health-care waste; 2.8 Generation of health-care waste; 2.9 Physicochemical characteristics; 2.10 Minimum approach to overall management of health-care waste
2.11 Desirable improvements to the minimum approach2.12 References and further reading; 3 Risks associated with health-care waste; 3.1 Overview of hazards; 3.1.1 Types of hazards; 3.1.2 Persons at risk; 3.1.3 Hazards from infectious waste and sharps; 3.1.4 Hazards from chemical and pharmaceutical waste; 3.1.5 Hazards from genotoxic waste; 3.1.6 Hazards from radioactive waste; 3.1.7 Hazards from health-care waste-treatment methods; 3.2 Public sensitivity; 3.3 Public health impact; 3.3.1 Impacts of infectious waste and sharps; 3.3.2 Impacts of chemical and pharmaceutical waste 3.3.3 Impacts of genotoxic waste3.3.4 Impacts of radioactive waste; 3.4 Survival of pathogenic microorganisms in the environment; 3.5 The need for further research and epidemiological surveys; 3.6 References and further reading; 4 Legislative, regulatory and policy aspects of health-care waste; 4.1 Importance of a national policy; 4.2 Guiding principles; 4.3 International agreements and conventions; 4.3.1 The Basel Convention; 4.3.2 The Bamako Convention; 4.3.3 The Stockholm Convention; 4.3.4 The environment and sustainable development conferences 4.3.5 United Nations Committee of Experts on the Transport of Dangerous Goods4.3.6 United Nations Economic Commission for Europe; 4.3.7 Aarhus Convention of the United Nations Economic Commission for Europe; 4.4 Available guidance; 4.4.1 World Health Organization Guidance; 4.4.2 The International Solid Waste Association; 4.4.3 ISWA policy document on health-care waste management; 4.5 National legislation; 4.6 Technical guidelines; 4.7 Minimum approach to developing health-care waste-management policy; 4.8 Desirable improvements to the minimum approach; 4.9 References and further reading 5 Health-care waste-management planning5.1 The need for planning; 5.2 National plans; 5.2.1 Purpose of a national health-care waste-management plan; 5.2.2 Action plan for developing a national programme; 5.3 Waste-management plan for a health-care facility; 5.3.1 Assignment of responsibilities; 5.3.2 Management structure, liaison arrangements and duties; 5.3.3 Assessment of waste generation; 5.3.4 Development of a hospital waste-management plan; 5.3.5 Implementation of the waste-management plan; 5.4 Minimum approach to planning; 5.5 Desirable improvements to the minimum approach 5.6 References and further reading |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910459889103321 |
| Geneva, Switzerland : , : World Health Organization, , 2014 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Safe management of wastes from health-care activities : a practical guide / / edited by Yves Chartier [and 8 others]
| Safe management of wastes from health-care activities : a practical guide / / edited by Yves Chartier [and 8 others] |
| Edizione | [Second edition.] |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Geneva, Switzerland : , : World Health Organization, , 2014 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (327 p.) |
| Disciplina | 338.433621109773 |
| Collana | Nonserial Publications |
| Soggetto topico |
Medical care - Waste disposal
Medical wastes - Safety measures Health facilities - Waste disposal |
| ISBN | 92-4-069058-1 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
Cover; Contents; Foreword to the first edition; Acknowledgements; Acronyms and abbreviations; 1 Introduction; 2 Definition and characterization of health-care waste; 2.1 General definition and classification; 2.1.1 Sharps waste; 2.1.2 Infectious waste; 2.2 Pathological waste; 2.3 Pharmaceutical waste, including genotoxic waste; 2.4 Chemical waste; 2.5 Radioactive waste; 2.6 Non-hazardous general waste; 2.7 Sources of health-care waste; 2.8 Generation of health-care waste; 2.9 Physicochemical characteristics; 2.10 Minimum approach to overall management of health-care waste
2.11 Desirable improvements to the minimum approach2.12 References and further reading; 3 Risks associated with health-care waste; 3.1 Overview of hazards; 3.1.1 Types of hazards; 3.1.2 Persons at risk; 3.1.3 Hazards from infectious waste and sharps; 3.1.4 Hazards from chemical and pharmaceutical waste; 3.1.5 Hazards from genotoxic waste; 3.1.6 Hazards from radioactive waste; 3.1.7 Hazards from health-care waste-treatment methods; 3.2 Public sensitivity; 3.3 Public health impact; 3.3.1 Impacts of infectious waste and sharps; 3.3.2 Impacts of chemical and pharmaceutical waste 3.3.3 Impacts of genotoxic waste3.3.4 Impacts of radioactive waste; 3.4 Survival of pathogenic microorganisms in the environment; 3.5 The need for further research and epidemiological surveys; 3.6 References and further reading; 4 Legislative, regulatory and policy aspects of health-care waste; 4.1 Importance of a national policy; 4.2 Guiding principles; 4.3 International agreements and conventions; 4.3.1 The Basel Convention; 4.3.2 The Bamako Convention; 4.3.3 The Stockholm Convention; 4.3.4 The environment and sustainable development conferences 4.3.5 United Nations Committee of Experts on the Transport of Dangerous Goods4.3.6 United Nations Economic Commission for Europe; 4.3.7 Aarhus Convention of the United Nations Economic Commission for Europe; 4.4 Available guidance; 4.4.1 World Health Organization Guidance; 4.4.2 The International Solid Waste Association; 4.4.3 ISWA policy document on health-care waste management; 4.5 National legislation; 4.6 Technical guidelines; 4.7 Minimum approach to developing health-care waste-management policy; 4.8 Desirable improvements to the minimum approach; 4.9 References and further reading 5 Health-care waste-management planning5.1 The need for planning; 5.2 National plans; 5.2.1 Purpose of a national health-care waste-management plan; 5.2.2 Action plan for developing a national programme; 5.3 Waste-management plan for a health-care facility; 5.3.1 Assignment of responsibilities; 5.3.2 Management structure, liaison arrangements and duties; 5.3.3 Assessment of waste generation; 5.3.4 Development of a hospital waste-management plan; 5.3.5 Implementation of the waste-management plan; 5.4 Minimum approach to planning; 5.5 Desirable improvements to the minimum approach 5.6 References and further reading |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910786904103321 |
| Geneva, Switzerland : , : World Health Organization, , 2014 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Safe management of wastes from health-care activities : a practical guide / / edited by Yves Chartier [and 8 others]
| Safe management of wastes from health-care activities : a practical guide / / edited by Yves Chartier [and 8 others] |
| Edizione | [Second edition.] |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Geneva, Switzerland : , : World Health Organization, , 2014 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (327 p.) |
| Disciplina | 338.433621109773 |
| Collana | Nonserial Publications |
| Soggetto topico |
Medical care - Waste disposal
Medical wastes - Safety measures Health facilities - Waste disposal |
| ISBN | 92-4-069058-1 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
Cover; Contents; Foreword to the first edition; Acknowledgements; Acronyms and abbreviations; 1 Introduction; 2 Definition and characterization of health-care waste; 2.1 General definition and classification; 2.1.1 Sharps waste; 2.1.2 Infectious waste; 2.2 Pathological waste; 2.3 Pharmaceutical waste, including genotoxic waste; 2.4 Chemical waste; 2.5 Radioactive waste; 2.6 Non-hazardous general waste; 2.7 Sources of health-care waste; 2.8 Generation of health-care waste; 2.9 Physicochemical characteristics; 2.10 Minimum approach to overall management of health-care waste
2.11 Desirable improvements to the minimum approach2.12 References and further reading; 3 Risks associated with health-care waste; 3.1 Overview of hazards; 3.1.1 Types of hazards; 3.1.2 Persons at risk; 3.1.3 Hazards from infectious waste and sharps; 3.1.4 Hazards from chemical and pharmaceutical waste; 3.1.5 Hazards from genotoxic waste; 3.1.6 Hazards from radioactive waste; 3.1.7 Hazards from health-care waste-treatment methods; 3.2 Public sensitivity; 3.3 Public health impact; 3.3.1 Impacts of infectious waste and sharps; 3.3.2 Impacts of chemical and pharmaceutical waste 3.3.3 Impacts of genotoxic waste3.3.4 Impacts of radioactive waste; 3.4 Survival of pathogenic microorganisms in the environment; 3.5 The need for further research and epidemiological surveys; 3.6 References and further reading; 4 Legislative, regulatory and policy aspects of health-care waste; 4.1 Importance of a national policy; 4.2 Guiding principles; 4.3 International agreements and conventions; 4.3.1 The Basel Convention; 4.3.2 The Bamako Convention; 4.3.3 The Stockholm Convention; 4.3.4 The environment and sustainable development conferences 4.3.5 United Nations Committee of Experts on the Transport of Dangerous Goods4.3.6 United Nations Economic Commission for Europe; 4.3.7 Aarhus Convention of the United Nations Economic Commission for Europe; 4.4 Available guidance; 4.4.1 World Health Organization Guidance; 4.4.2 The International Solid Waste Association; 4.4.3 ISWA policy document on health-care waste management; 4.5 National legislation; 4.6 Technical guidelines; 4.7 Minimum approach to developing health-care waste-management policy; 4.8 Desirable improvements to the minimum approach; 4.9 References and further reading 5 Health-care waste-management planning5.1 The need for planning; 5.2 National plans; 5.2.1 Purpose of a national health-care waste-management plan; 5.2.2 Action plan for developing a national programme; 5.3 Waste-management plan for a health-care facility; 5.3.1 Assignment of responsibilities; 5.3.2 Management structure, liaison arrangements and duties; 5.3.3 Assessment of waste generation; 5.3.4 Development of a hospital waste-management plan; 5.3.5 Implementation of the waste-management plan; 5.4 Minimum approach to planning; 5.5 Desirable improvements to the minimum approach 5.6 References and further reading |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910823499303321 |
| Geneva, Switzerland : , : World Health Organization, , 2014 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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