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07-12-2024 | Climate Change | Editorial

Sustainability in orthopaedic hospitals – urgent actions for a changing climate. Can we make orthopaedics climate smart?

Authors: Annette Eidmann, Ioannis Stratos, Marius Scarlat, Maximilian Rudert

Published in: International Orthopaedics | Issue 2/2025

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Title: Sustainability in orthopaedic hospitals – urgent actions for a changing climate. Can we make orthopaedics climate smart?
Authors: Annette Eidmann
Ioannis Stratos
Marius Scarlat
Maximilian Rudert
Publication date: 07-12-2024
Publisher: Springer Berlin Heidelberg
Keyword: Climate Change
Published in: International Orthopaedics / Issue 2/2025
Print ISSN: 0341-2695
Electronic ISSN: 1432-5195
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s00264-024-06391-2

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