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. 2023 Dec 11;219(11):559.
doi: 10.5694/mja2.52159. Epub 2023 Nov 14.

It's time for Australian hospitals to be all-electric (and powered by 100% renewable energy)

Ben Dunne  1   2 , Michael Forrester  3   4 , Eugenie Kayak  2
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It's time for Australian hospitals to be all-electric (and powered by 100% renewable energy)

Ben Dunne et al. Med J Aust. .
No abstract available

Keywords: Climate change; Environment.

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