Climate change mitigation: qualitative analysis of environmental impact-reducing strategies in German primary care

BACKGROUND: The German healthcare system is responsible for 5,2% of the national emissions of greenhouse gases. Therefore, mitigation actions to reduce the carbon footprint are crucial. However, there have been few approaches to achieve this in German primary care. OBJECTIVES: This study aimed to id...

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Hauptverfasser: Fehrer, Valeska (VerfasserIn) , Poß-Doering, Regina (VerfasserIn) , Weis, Aline (VerfasserIn) , Wensing, Michel (VerfasserIn) , Szecsenyi, Joachim (VerfasserIn) , Litke, Nicola (VerfasserIn)
Dokumenttyp: Article (Journal)
Sprache:Englisch
Veröffentlicht: 2023
In: European journal of general practice
Year: 2023, Jahrgang: 29, Heft: 1, Pages: 1-11
ISSN:1751-1402
DOI:10.1080/13814788.2023.2232946
Online-Zugang:Verlag, kostenfrei, Volltext: https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/13814788.2023.2232946
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Verfasserangaben:Valeska Fehrer, Regina Poß-Doering, Aline Weis, Michel Wensing, Joachim Szecsenyi and Nicola Litke

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