Carbon Emissions from Overuse of U.S. Health Care: edical and Ethical Problems

The United States health care industry is the second largest in the world, expending an estimated 479 million metric tons (MMT) of carbon dioxide per year, nearly 8 percent of the country's total emissions. The importance of carbon reduction in health care is slowly being accepted. However, eff...

Descrizione completa

Salvato in:  
Dettagli Bibliografici
Autori: Thiel, Cassandra L. 19XX- (Autore) ; Richie, Cristina (Autore)
Tipo di documento: Elettronico Articolo
Lingua:Inglese
Verificare la disponibilità: HBZ Gateway
Journals Online & Print:
Caricamento...
Interlibrary Loan:Interlibrary Loan for the Fachinformationsdienste (Specialized Information Services in Germany)
Pubblicazione: 2022
In: The Hastings Center report
Anno: 2022, Volume: 52, Fascicolo: 4, Pagine: 10-16
Altre parole chiave:B environmental bioethics
B carbon reduction
B health care delivery
B Climate Change
B Bioethics
B health care carbon
Accesso online: Volltext (kostenfrei)
Volltext (kostenfrei)