"Refuse Disposal" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
The discarding or destroying of garbage, sewage, or other waste matter or its transformation into something useful or innocuous.
| Descriptor ID |
D012037
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| MeSH Number(s) |
N06.850.780.200.800.800.700 N06.850.860.510.900.600
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| Concept/Terms |
Refuse Disposal- Refuse Disposal
- Disposal, Refuse
- Disposals, Refuse
- Refuse Disposals
Waste Disposal, Solid- Waste Disposal, Solid
- Disposal, Solid Waste
- Disposals, Solid Waste
- Solid Waste Disposal
- Solid Waste Disposals
- Waste Disposals, Solid
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 2004 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2006 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2014 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2015 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2019 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2021 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Refuse Disposal" by people in Profiles.
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Prevalence of Evidence-Based School Meal Practices and Associations with Reported Food Waste across a National Sample of U.S. Elementary Schools. Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2021 08 13; 18(16).
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Health care practitioner counseling encourages disposal of unused opioid medications. J Am Pharm Assoc (2003). 2019 Nov - Dec; 59(6):809-815.e5.
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Sporosarcina pasteurii use in extreme alkaline conditions for recycling solid industrial wastes. J Biotechnol. 2015 Nov 20; 214:49-56.
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Patterns of storage, use, and disposal of opioids among cancer outpatients. Oncologist. 2014 Jul; 19(7):780-5.
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Pharmaceuticals in the environment. Am J Health Syst Pharm. 2006 Jan 15; 63(2):174-8.
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Economic consequences of unused medications in Houston, Texas. Ann Pharmacother. 2004 Jul-Aug; 38(7-8):1165-8.