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Comment
. 2021 Apr;111(4):e15.
doi: 10.2105/AJPH.2020.306142.

Health Care Waste and Climate Change

Howard Frumkin  1
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Health Care Waste and Climate Change

Howard Frumkin. Am J Public Health. 2021 Apr.
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  • Teutsch et al. Respond.
    Teutsch S, McCullough JM, Magnan S. Teutsch S, et al. Am J Public Health. 2021 Apr;111(4):e16. doi: 10.2105/AJPH.2020.306140. Am J Public Health. 2021. PMID: 33689406 Free PMC article. No abstract available.

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