Carbon footprint of dermatologic surgery

Healthcare is a potent emitter of greenhouse gases amounting up to 7% of total estimated greenhouse gas emissions (CO2e) for Australia. Australia has one of the highest incidences of skin cancer in the world but there is a paucity of data on the ecological impact of skin cancer excision/dermatologic...

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Published in:Australasian journal of dermatology 2021-05, Vol.62 (2), p.e170-e177
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Acidification
Australia
climate change
dermatologic surgical procedures
ecosystem
global warming
Greenhouse gases
Life cycles
Skin cancer
skin neoplasms
Surgery
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