Household waste and health risks affecting waste pickers and the environment in low- and middle-income countries

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• Publication year

  2017

• Venue

  International journal of occupational and environmental health

• Publication date

  2017-10-01

• Fields of study

  Medicine, Business, Environmental Science

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  DOI 10.1080/10773525.2018.1484996PMID 29924702PMCID PMC6147112
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