Household medical waste disposal policy in Israel

Zohar Barnett-Itzhaki1, Tamar Berman1, Itamar Grotto1, Eyal Schwartzberg2
1Public Health Services, Ministry of Health, 39 Yirmiyahu St, Jerusalem, Israel
2Faculty of Health Sciences, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, P.O.B. 653, Beer-Sheva, Israel

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