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Global Health Economics and
Sustainability
Carbon footprint of smartphones in healthcare

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Conflict of interest
https://doi.org/10.1016/B978-0-443-23597-9.00005-6
The authors declare they have no competing interests.
Boppana, V.R. (2024). Sustainability practices in IT infrastructure
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Conceptualization: Gloria Wu
Formal analysis: Hrishi Paliath-Pathiyal https://doi.org/10.53555/eijbms.v10i1.181
Investigation: All authors Cenci, M.P., Eidelwein, E.M., Scarazzato, T., & Veit, H.M. (2024).
Methodology: Hrishi Paliath-Pathiyal, Brian Hoang, Ivan Assessment of smartphones’ components and materials for a
Chim recycling perspective: Tendencies of composition and target
Writing – original draft: Gloria Wu elements. Journal of Material Cycles and Waste Management,
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