Life cycle analysis of health-care packaging and materials.
By quantifying the indirect as well as the direct environmental consequences of a health-care product or packaging, LCA can provide valuable information for decision making by consumers and manufacturers. Yet, as noted above, it is only one component in the overall decision-making process.
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D003659:Decision Making, Organizational; D004787:Environmental Pollution / Q000517:prevention & control*; D004865:Equipment and Supplies, Hospital / Q000592:standards*; D008421:Materials Management, Hospital / Q000592:standards*; D013597:Systems Analysis; D014481:United States