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Carbon footprint of Nepalese healthcare system: A study of Dhulikhel Hospital

2024-02-05

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<h4>Background: </h4> Though direct greenhouse gas emissions cannot be observed in health care sectors, there can exist indirect emissions contributing to global climate change. This study addresses the concept of the carbon footprint and its significance in understanding the environmental impact of human activities, with a specific emphasis on the healthcare sector through gate-to-gate (GtoG) life cycle assessmen...

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Literature Corpus work: 123c00d7-a401-515c-ad88-7aa181452616
DOI: 10.12688/f1000research.139552.2

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